SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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1100 S MICHIGAN AVE · SOUTH LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected March 25, 2026 · passed

8 of 10 inspections passed, with 12 critical violations on file.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
10
8 passed · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
33
includes 12 critical
RECORDS COVER
2 YEARS
since Apr 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 25
2026
PASSED
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 3 DEAD ROACHES IN STICKY TRAP BY TALL SPEED RACKS AND PROOFERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. (COS)

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DUST, FOOD DEBRIS, AND CRUMBS THROUGHOUT OUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF AREAS AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 20
2025
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED GRANOLA AND CHOCOLATE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

AUG 21
2025
PASSED
0 violations
FEB 25
2025
PASSED
0 violations
SEP 3
2024
PASSED
4 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALOther
PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE

Open cups for employee drinks placed on top of prep table. instructed to keep away.

MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Packaged food ( sandwiches, salads ) for grab and go not labeled properly, labels are placed on shelf below food items not on food containers. instructed to individually place food label on containers/ wrappers.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Insects control traps placed all over kitchen's ceiling, instructed to remove.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

Food handler not wearing hair restraints, instructed to wear.

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MAR 20
2024
PASSED
0 violations
MAR 13
2024
FAILED
6 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030-(C). CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.CORRECTED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 75F - 86F LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION COOLER AREA. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS, APPROX 3 LBS $50. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

FOUND APPROX. 12 SMALL FLIES IN FOOD PREP AREA, RESTROOMS AND DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MINIMIZE ALL FLY ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED A SMALL LEAK AT THREE COMP SINK FROM DRAIN PIPE IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

FOUND 2 OUT OF 2 CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE TOILET'S INOPERABLE LOCATED ON 1ST FLOOR.. MUST PROVIDE OPERABLE TOILET ROOMS FOR EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7- 38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.

AUG 28
2023
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS, SALADS, SANDWICHES, YOGURT, AND CHIA PUDDING WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, IF ALLERGENS ARE PRESENT AND THE BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.

AUG 21
2023
FAILED
10 violations5 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE MUST OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #2.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, CHEESE) ARE BEING PREPAREED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).

SERIOUSFood Temperature
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS

3-501.19 OBSERVED FACILITY USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR TCS FOODS SUCH AS QUICHE, SAUSAGE BREAD, CHEESE, PEPPERONI PIZZETTES, AND HAM AND CHEESE BREADS WITHOUT Written procedures prepared in advance, maintained in the RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT and made available to the DEPARTMENT upon request. ALL SAID TCS FOODS TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 68F-73F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND THE FACILITY MUST FOLLOW THE FOOD CODE RULES FOR TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR ALL TCS FOODS THAT ARE NOT HELD IN COLD HOLDING OF 41F OR BELOW OR IN HOT HOLDING OF 135F AND ABOVE. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. TOTAL OF 25 LBS OF FOOD DISCARDED WORTH $415. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS, SALADS, SANDWICHES, YOGURT, AND CHIA PUDDING WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, IF ALLERGENS ARE PRESENT AND THE BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING IN THE FOOD DISPLAY CASES AND LANDING AND CRAWLING ON PASTERIES FOR SALE LOCATED IN THE DISPLAY CASES. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BY THE UTILITY SINK. OBSERVED ONE LIVE LARGE FLY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA ON THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMIATE LIVE LARGE AND SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, DISCARD CONTAMINATED PASTERIES AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.

MINOROther
SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

8-304.11(A) OBSERVED THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).

APR 26
2023
PASSED
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE REVOLVING DOOR WITH A MORE THAN ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH REVOLVING DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID FRONT ENTRANCE REVOLVING DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-204.119 OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES LOCATED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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