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780 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Goose Island · Restaurant · High risk
Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for documentation & training, pest activity
Last Inspected
2025-02-06
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-02-06)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2025, 2025)
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 5×
🧼 Employee Hygiene serious 3×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 3×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-02-06 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2025-01-30 Fail Canvass Re-Inspection 5 ▾
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13 CLEAN THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOORS FOR THE FREEZER AND PREP COOLER.
serious Employee Hygiene
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.12 CLEAN THE FLOOR BENEATH THE PREP COOLERS AND BREAD OVENS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, BENEATH THE FRONT COUNTER AND UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK CABINET AND UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.11 REGLUE THE VINYL BASEBOARD BETWEEN THE MOP SINK AND THE FREEZER WHERE IT HAS COME UNGLUED.
minor Facility Condition
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
8-404.13(B)(4) PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2593755 ON 5/1/24 NOT CORRECTED: 56 - INADEQUATE LIGHTING PROVIDED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING ARE...
minor Facility Condition
REMOVAL OF SUSPENSION SIGN
8-404.13 OBSERVED THE LICENSE SUSPENSION SIGN REMOVED FROM THE FRONT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO REMOVE, DEFACE, OR COVER THE LICENSE SUSPENSION SIGN. A NEW LICENSE SUSPENDED SIGN WAS PLACED ON THE FRONT DOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION...
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATIO...
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND AT LEAST 2 PEST CONTROL VISITS PER YEAR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTE...
serious Employee Hygiene
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER AND THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE WASHROOM.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED NO WORKING TOILET ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE TOILET AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE 2ND WASHROOM, WHICH IS LOCKED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE PREP TABLE. CLEAN THE FLOOR BENEATH THE PREP COOLERS AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
minor Sanitation
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2593755 ON 5/1/24 NOT CORRECTED: 51 - REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE DRAIN LINE UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. 53 - CLEAN THE TOILETS IN BOTH WASHROOMS. 55 - CLEAN THE FLOOR IN BOTH WASHROOMS. 56 - INADEQUATE LIGHTING...
2024-05-01 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 7 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE DRAIN LINE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
CLEAN THE TOILETS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CLEAN THE FLOOR IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
INADEQUATE LIGHTING PROVIDED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
minor Documentation & Training
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2579870 ON 8/10/23 NOT CORRECTED: 57 - OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE ...
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AND DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR TO ALLOW FOR CLEANING.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF DUST ON VENT IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
serious Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED BURNT-OUT LIGHTBULBS ABOVE THE HANDWASHING SINK AND OVEN IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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