PURE TEA.

Chicago Health Dept

2105 S JEFFERSON ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Nov 2025).

4 inspections on record since 2021 · Last inspected Nov 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
10
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
NOV 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

NOV 20
2025
PASS · 0 violations
DEC 11
2024
PASS 6 violations
Serious Employee Hygiene
TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

OBSERVED A TOOTHBRUSH INSIDE THE HANDWASHING SINK AND TUBES OF TOOTHPASTE STORED ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT THE SERVICE SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TOOTHPASTE AND TOOTHBRUSH FROM FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTINERS IN THE PREP COOLER AND ON TOP OF THE WAFFLE PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA NOT LABELED WITH COMMON FOOD NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING.

Minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED FORK/UTENSILS NOT INVERTED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARD STORED ON THE DRAINBOARD OF THE THREE COMPARTMENTS SINK DISCOLORED. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE MENTIONED CUTTING BOARD.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED A DUSTY FAN IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND ABOVE A PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT PREP/SEVICE AREA.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE WHITE ICE PANEL INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A BUILD UP OF SLIGHT BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

DEC 27
2023
PASS 1 violation
Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED SMALL CONTAINERS OF BULK INGREDIENTS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL ITEMS WITH COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 5
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & 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 7-38-010.

Critical Other
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

2-501.11 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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