NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY.

Chicago Health Dept

18 S MICHIGAN AVE · LOOP, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (May 2026).

10 inspections on record since 2020 · Last inspected May 2026 · 1 critical violation in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2026

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 4

2026

PASS 5 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11 : MUST ELEVATE FOOD FROM BASEMENT WALK IN FREEZER TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-307.11 : MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT DRAIN BOARD NEXT TO DISH STORAGE RACK IN PASTRY KITCHEN.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINKS IN PASTRY KITCHEN,FLEX KITCHEN #1.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(B) : MUST CLEAN INTERIOR PANELS OF LARGE ICE MACHINES.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-205.15 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 1- COMPARTMENT SINK IN PASTY & BROKEN DRAINLINE PIPE OF WALK IN CONDENSOR IN FLEX KITCHEN #1.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

APR 29

2026

FAIL 8 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED HOT RUNNING WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA NEAR DISH WASHING AREA AT 84.1F.WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AT FAR LEFT SINK AT 56.1F,2ND-56.5F AND MIDDLE NOT OPERABLE.MUST HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER AT 100.0F. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSILS BEING SANITIZED AT O.O. PPM'S AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN FLEX KITCHEN #1 BY STUDENTS.MUST HAVE SANITIZER AT LEAST 50 PPM'S .INSTRUCTOR DRAINED SINK AND SET UP PROPERLY.(PRIORITY 7-38-025)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS SUCH AS 5LBS. CUTLEAF SPINACH AT 58.0F-59.0F AND 4.5LBS. CREAM CHEESE-50.6F-52.7F INSIDE OF 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN PASTRY PREP AREA.MAIN KITCHEN-5 GALLONS VEAL STOCK-48.0F IN WALK IN COOLER DATED 4/28/26.FLEX KITCHEN #1-2- GALLONS VEGETABLE STOCK-51.6F IN PREP COOLER.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX.69.5LBS. $375.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST ELEVATE FOOD FROM BASEMENT WALK IN FREEZER TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT DRAIN BOARD NEXT TO DISH STORAGE RACK IN PASTRY KITCHEN.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINKS IN PASTRY KITCHEN,FLEX KITCHEN #1.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN INTERIOR PANELS OF LARGE ICE MACHINES.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 1- COMPARTMENT SINK IN PASTY & BROKEN DRAINLINE PIPE OF WALK IN CONDENSOR IN FLEX KITCHEN #1.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

NOV 17

2025

PASS 2 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-205.15: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN FACILITY AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 77.5-90.5F. OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN LARGE PREP AREA ON NORTHSIDE, PASTRY PREP AND HANDWASHING SINK #3(STARING FROM LEFT)IN 7TH FLOOR WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. NOTE: THERE ARE OTHER PROPERLY FUNCTIONING IN LARGE PREP AREA, PASTRY PREP AND 7TH FLOOR WOMEN'S WASHROOM.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON FILTERS IN ALL FILTERS THROUGHOUT LARGE PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FILTERS IN HOODS IN LARGE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 12

2025

FAIL 3 violations

Serious Food Temperature

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED TEMPERATURE OF THE WASH SOLUTION IN LARGE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 120F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LARGE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA, WASH SOLUTION IN SPRAY TYPE WAREWASHERS THAT USE HOT WATER TO SANITIZE MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 150F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED

Serious Food Temperature

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN FACILITY AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 77.5-90.5F. OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN LARGE PREP AREA ON NORTHSIDE, PASTRY PREP AND HANDWASHING SINK #3(STARING FROM LEFT)IN 7TH FLOOR WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. NOTE: THERE ARE OTHER PROPERLY FUNCTIONING IN LARGE PREP AREA, PASTRY PREP AND 7TH FLOOR WOMEN'S WASHROOM.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED DUST ON FILTERS IN ALL FILTERS THROUGHOUT LARGE PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FILTERS IN HOODS IN LARGE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 21

2024

PASS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Other

PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE

OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE EATING IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. EMPLOYEES MUST USE A DESIGNATED AREA OUTSIDE OF FOOD PREPARATION AREA FOR EATING.

Minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

MUST INVERT BOWLS AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS AT THE SERVING LINE.

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NOV 13

2023

PASS 1 violation

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

2-402.11 OBSERVED STUDENTS WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS WHILE PREPPING FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

OCT 31

2023

FAIL 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

5-202.12(A) OBSERVED MULTIPLE HAND WASHING SINKS RANGING FROM 88F-94F DURING THE INSPECTION IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AS WELL AS THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOMS BY THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR AT AN INADEQUATE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 65F IN BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. MANAGER WAS ABLE TO ADJUST THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS HOWEVER THE ENGINEER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE SINKS IN THE TOILET ROOMS BY THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT SAID TOILET ROOM'S HAND WASHING SINKS MAINTAIN 100F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

2-402.11 OBSERVED STUDENTS WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS WHILE PREPPING FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

OCT 27

2022

PASS 1 violation

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES.

OCT 20

2022

FAIL 3 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE BACK BAKERY PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 10LBS OF BUTTER AT 65.2F, 2 DOZENS OF EGGS AT 67.8F, 3 GALLONS OF MILK AT 66.9F AND 10LBS OF WHIPPING CREAM AT 67.4F. MANAGER DISCARDED A TOTAL 25LBS AT $50. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

Serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMEPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FEB 7

2020

PASS · 0 violations

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