Red Light Chicken
2147 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 · Lincoln Park · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-11-03
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-11-03
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 4×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-11-03 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Sanitation
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
5-402.12--NOTED STRONG AND OFFENSIVE ODOR ON PREMISE COMING FROM THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE GREASE TRAP.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
6-501.14--NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
2025-10-27 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-010.CITATION ISSUED.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NOTED NO HAND WASHING SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA. NOTED EMPLOYEES USING THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ONE SINK SET AS A HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(...
critical Sanitation
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
NOTED STRONG AND OFFENSIVE ODOR ON PREMISE COMING FROM THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE GREASE TRAP.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NOTED EMPLOYEES AT WORK WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND ONE MONTH (30 DAYS) GRACE PERIOD FOR NEW HIRES
2022-01-04 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON-SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
BROKEN AND MISSING BASEBOARD WALL TILES AT FRONT PREP AREA(FRONT SERVING COUNTER)
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION PROVIDED AT STAFF WASHROOM, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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