Sun Rey Cafe
1357 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · Wicker Park · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-03-14
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-03-14
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
4 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS PLACED ON FLOOR. IN BOTH KITCHEN AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PLACE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED CLUTTER IN BASEMENT OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DECLUTTER BASEMENT OF FACILITY AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PATCH HOLE.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE.
2024-02-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 4 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED RACKS IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER AS WELL AS GREASE TRAP FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF RUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTED ITEMS.
minor Other
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. WATER DRAINS SLOW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. THE PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED THE SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED FANS IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT.
2023-03-01 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED 2 EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
5 ▾
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE SECOND COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO OBSERVED, A LEAK OF THE FAUCET OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN THE WATER IS RUNNIGN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE AND FACUET.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE/PUBLIC TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE REAR DSH AREA ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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