Market Square
4701 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · Lincoln Square · Restaurant · Medium risk
Strong record across 6 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2025-08-27
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-08-27
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2018)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 11 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 2×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
Inspection History
5 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
BULK FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
minor Facility Condition
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT AND IN WALK-IN COOLER.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
PLUMBING PIPING AT THE SANDWICH PREP GREASE TRAP REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM WHICH IS BUMPY AN UNEVEN BEING USED AS A SEALANT ALONG BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND IN THE REAR. MUST CUT/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE CLEANABLE.----RAW WOODEN BEAMS ON WALLS AT THE REAR MEAT SLICER PREP AREA MUST BE PAINTED...
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP IN REAR DOOR LEADING OUTSIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL GAP.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED RECEPTACLE IN REAR TOILET ROOM WITHOUT LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LID.
serious Employee Hygiene
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED MISSING TILES ON WALL ABOVE HAND WASHING SINK IN ICE CREAM SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE TILES TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
5 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE WITH MINIMUM CALCIUM BUILD-UP.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE REAR PREP/SMOOTHIE AREA.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR STORAGE ROOM. FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
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2018-10-10 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
2-102.14(N)- NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-30-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
2-201.11-NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
5-202.12(A)- NO HAND SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND PROVIDE WITH HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
serious Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13-BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH SYRUP ON THE SURFACES. MUST CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.11(C)- DAMAGED WALLS INSIDE THE FURNACE ROOM. MUST REPAIR MAKE THE WALLS SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11(C)-MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER IN THE FURNACE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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