PENINSULA CHICAGO, LLC.

Chicago Health Dept

108 E SUPERIOR ST · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Feb 2026).

20 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Feb 2026.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2026

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 4

2026

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 47.0 F AND 48.0 F INSIDE WOK REACH IN COOLER- SHRIMP WONTON, SHRIMP, CHOPPED VEGGIES STIR AND BBQ PORK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. FOODS DISCARDED WEIGHT- 7 LBS, VALUED AT $150.00.

Minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

FOUND WOK REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 48.0 F, FOUND SHRIMP, BBQ PORK, ETC. HELD INSIDE SAID COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR WOK COOLER, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 FOR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

FEB 4

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE 2 DOOR COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: MILK, HEAVY CREAM, HALF & HALF @44.6F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 3 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $15.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION COMBINED WITH OTHER VIOLATIONS ON INSPECTION #2611669.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING FROM 1ST BASIN, NOTED HAND SINK SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 15

2024

PASS 2 violations

Minor Facility Condition

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

Inaccurate thermometer in dairy double door cooler, instructed to provide.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Bulk food containers not labeled with common name. Instructed to label and maintain

APR 17

2023

PASS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Slow drainage at main kitchen hand wash sink, instructed to repair and maintain.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Bulk food containers ( salt, sugar...) not labeled with common name. Instructed to label and maintain.

FEB 3

2022

PASS 3 violations

Minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

INACCURATE THERMOMETER FOR PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE GOOD WORKING ONES.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FLOUR BINS MISSING LABELS, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS NOT CLEAN AROUND GREASE TRAP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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APR 14

2021

PASS 1 violation

Minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.

JAN 27

2021

PASS · 0 violations

JAN 8

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE HANDWASH SINK FOR THE BAR PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED A MISSING CEILING TILE BY THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

JAN 5

2018

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS/CORNERS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

MAR 15

2017

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

REUSING EMPTY WINE BOTTLES AS A MULTI-USE UTENSILS FOR FOOD STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD CONTAINERS THAT CAN BE WASHED AND SANITAIZED PROPERLY.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MISSING REFRIGERATION THERMOMETER IN DAIRY COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

OCT 31

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE GASKETS AROUND THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATORS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.

AUG 30

2016

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST STORE FORK AND SPOON UTENSILS FACING ONE DIRECTION TO AVOID HAND CONTACT WITH THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF UTENSILS.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP LYING IN THE ICE WITH THE HANDLE FACING DOWN IN THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE FACING UP OR IN A SEPARE CONTAINER IN BETWEEN USE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP IN THE DEEP FRYER BASKETS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FRYER BASKETS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

PROVIDE A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE THE PREP AREA IN THE KITCHEN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE MIDDLE COMPARMTENT SINK (NOT THE PIPE) OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SINK AND MAINTAIN.

SEP 23

2015

PASS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST DISCARD ALL CRACKED OR BROKEN MULTI-USE CONTAINERS AND LIDS. MUST ALSO PROVIDE THE PROPER COVER FOR CONSUMABLE ICE BINS WHERE MISSING.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS AND REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

DETAIL CLEAN CEILING TILES ABOVE THE DISHWASHING AREA AND REMOVE DUST. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND UNDERNEATH THE DISH MACHINE AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

Critical Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. NO HOT WATER NOTED AT THE REAR HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR SINK AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ALL ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.

SEP 15

2015

FAIL 9 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. NOTED THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE AT THE DISH MACHINE ONLY REACHING 151-165 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR SO THAT THE DISH MACHINE REACHES 180 DEGREES F DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 20-25 LIVE SMALL FLIES RESTING ON WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISHWASHING AREA AND THE SERVICE AREAS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST DISCARD ALL CRACKED OR BROKEN MULTI-USE CONTAINERS AND LIDS. MUST ALSO PROVIDE THE PROPER COVER FOR CONSUMABLE ICE BINS WHERE MISSING.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS AND REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

DETAIL CLEAN CEILING TILES ABOVE THE DISHWASHING AREA AND REMOVE DUST. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND UNDERNEATH THE DISH MACHINE AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

Critical Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. NO HOT WATER NOTED AT THE REAR HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR SINK AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ALL ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.

NOV 5

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK INSIDE OF THE PREP AREA WITHOUT HOT WATER WHILE FOOD HANDLERS WERE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT ALL EXPOSED HANDSINKS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

MAR 6

2014

PASS 2 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

PREP COOLER NOT CLEAN AT THE BACK SIDE, FOOD DEBRIS NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

APR 9

2013

PASS · 0 violations

APR 2

2013

FAIL 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE BAR AREA AND WAITER SERVICE STATION. 10 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS BEHIND THE BAR AND AT THE WAITER SERVICE STATION. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Serious Other

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 3/14/11 WAS NOT POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. PREMISES WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE EQUIPMENT AND SINKS BEHIND THE SERVICE BAR.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

DETAIL CLEAN THE STAINED WALLS BEHIND THE SERVICE BAR WITH A BUILDUP OF BEVERAGE SYRUP. REPAIR THE LOOSE FRP BOARD IN THE PREP AREA ABOVE THE PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE HANDSINK.

MAR 14

2011

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOOR DRAINS NEED CLEANING & MUST BE KEPT DRY AT THE BAR AREA. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

Minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

LEAK AT FAUCET OF 2-COMP SINK & AT ELBOW PIPE OF DUMP SINK (COFFEE STATION), MUST BE FIXED. DUSTY VENTS AT HOOD OF EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

APR 29

2010

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS IN PREP AREA DAMAGED. IN NEED OF REPAIR AT CORNERS WHERE CORNER BOARD IS MISSING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. LEAK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR AT FAUCET. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

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