Pretty Cool Ice Cream
2353 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 8 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-11-24
What You Should Know
✓ 8 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-11-24
✓ No failures across all 8 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 2 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-11-24 Pass Complaint ▾
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK AT FRONT SERVING AREAS.MUST PROVIDE.
2 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
FOUND NO FOOD GUARD BETWEEN POPSICLE MAKER AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND CEILING ABOVE PART OF PACKAGING AREAS AT BASEMENT MISSING.MUST PROVIDE.
2023-09-20 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED HAND DRYING PROVISIONS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED FOR HANDWASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7...
minor Pest Activity
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED HANGING FLY STRIPS IN BASEMENT AND ICE CREAM PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HANGING FLY STRIPS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN AREAS SUCH AS ICE CREAM PREP, DISHWASHING AREA AND BASEMENT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CL...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS IN INTERIOR LIGHTSHIELD IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHTSHIELD INTERIOR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN BASEMENT AND MEN'S WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT COVERS AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
2022-06-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. PREMISES PREPARES AND SERVES ICE CREAM ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED....
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND IN BASEMENT PACKAGING AREA WHERE ICE CREAM BARS ARE PACKAGED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN BOTH AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-3...
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE WAS PROVIDED IN THE BASEMENT WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Other
SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP BETWEEN OUTER EXIT/ENTRANCE SIDE DOORS. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOORS.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED ICE BLOCK BUILD UP ON REAR OF WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
1 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED ICECREAM BARSIN FREEZER FOR RETAIL SALE NOT PROPERLY LABELED, INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING.
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Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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