SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

REGGIE'S BAR & GRILL / REGGIE'S MUSIC CLUB.

EAT. 77/100

2105-2109 S STATE ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected July 16, 2025 · passed

4 of 5 inspections passed, with 5 critical violations on file.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
4 passed · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
23
includes 5 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since May 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUL 16
2025
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINOROther
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

4-903.11(A; C): OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.

APR 29
2025
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINOROther
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

4-903.11(A;C): OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.

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

4-301.12: OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS ON SITE FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

APR 22
2025
FAILED
6 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED

OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD. FOOD HANDLER USED BARE HAND, WHEN PLATING FRIES TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED MUST USE GLOVES OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE APPROVED METHODS WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOOD AND PRODUCTS. APPROXIMATELY 2LBS AT $5 WORTH OF PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED

SERIOUSFood Temperature
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. PERSON IN CHARGE WAS ABLE TO REPAIR DISHWASHING MACHINE. MAINTENANCE WAS ALSO CONTACTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. DICED TOMATOES (50.3F), RAW CHICKEN (51.6F), BLUE CHEESE (46.3F), FRIED CHICKEN (60.6F) FOUND IN THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREP REAR. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 16LBS AT $188 WORTH OF PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

MINOROther
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS ON SITE FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

JUL 17
2024
PASSED
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK ON THE ROOF TOP/ PATIO BAR MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-302.12: OBSERVED ONE BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINER ACROSS FROM THE FOOD WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-202.15: OBSERVED THE TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND THE EXIT DOOR IN THE VENUE BAR WITH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

4-904.11: OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS USED FOR THE PREP COOLERS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DISHWARE ON FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFood Temperature
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C): OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS IN THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE HINGES, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD SPLATTERS, AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM THE MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.13: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, FLOUR RESIDUE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK. ALSO, IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT WHERE DISHWARE IS STORED, SURROUNDING THE BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER; ALL OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.17: OBSERVED THE ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MINI COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED DIRT LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE MOP SINK AND THE THREE COMP IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

MAY 14
2024
PASSED
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK ON THE ROOF TOP/ PATIO BAR MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED ONE BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINER ACROSS FROM THE FOOD WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED THE TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND THE EXIT DOOR IN THE VENUE BAR WITH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS USED FOR THE PREP COOLERS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DISHWARE ON FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFood Temperature
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS IN THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE HINGES, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD SPLATTERS, AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM THE MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, FLOUR RESIDUE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK. ALSO, IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT WHERE DISHWARE IS STORED, SURROUNDING THE BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER; ALL OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MINI COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED DIRT LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE MOP SINK AND THE THREE COMP IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

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