Sbarro
225 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 5 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-10-14
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-10-14
✓ No failures across all 5 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 4×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-10-14 Pass w/ Conditions Suspected Food Poisoning CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
PERSON IN CHARGE WITH NO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE.
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS.(HANDLES SAUSAGE, CHEESE,ETC.)PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012.MUST PROVIDE.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOUND SANITATION MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING.MUST PROVIDE.
1 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
Thermometer placed in the back of coolers, instructed to keep in warmest part in an easy to view place.
2024-07-12 Pass Complaint 4 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Bulk food container ( sugar ) not labeled, instructed to label.
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
Sneeze guard too short at the walk hallway side, instructed to raise or install a horizontal 1 foot panel.
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
Ice scoop holder pooling gray water, instructed to keep ice scoop in a clean container.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
Ice maker interior surface not clean, noted gray film at upper panel, instructed to clean.
2023-09-19 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AT THE FROM FOOD PREP SERVING LINE HAND-SINK. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED PAPER TOWEL FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDAT...
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPPING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED THE FRONT FOOD PREP HAND SINK WATER TO ACCUMULATE WHILE WASHING YOUR HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2563715 CONDUCTED ON 09/15/2022: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION ON SITE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION ...
2022-09-15 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED AND ACKNOWLEGED BY ALL EMPLOYEES.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGANGE AT EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE.
minor Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
FOUND MIXING BOWL TO LARGE TO SUBMERGE IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT OR INSTALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LARGE ENOUGH TO SUBMERGE LARGEST COOKING UTENSIL.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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