Sweetgreen
900 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 · Lincoln Park · Restaurant · High risk
Mostly clean — 3 of 7 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2025-07-14
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-07-14
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2023)
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
Advertisement · 300×250
Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-07-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 1 ▾
minor Other
SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM 6/11/2024, REPORT#2596120. INSTRUCTED TO POST RECENT SUMMARY REPORT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
2024-06-11 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED IN THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEES/CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHTSHILED COVERS ABOVE REAR DISWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2023-09-06 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
4-903.11 (A;B;D): NOTED DIRTY FOOD PANS STORED WITH THE CLEAN POT/PAN STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETELY REMOVE FOOD RESIDUE BEFORE STORING WITH CLEAN DISHES.
2023-08-30 Fail Complaint 5 ▾
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
NOTED DIRTY FOOD PANS STORED WITH THE CLEAN POT/PAN STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETELY REMOVE FOOD RESIDUE BEFORE STORING WITH CLEAN DISHES.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED THE FRONT PREP DRAWER COOLER LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR CREATING EXCESSIVE POOLING WATER. MUST REPAIR COOLER AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOOR.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA NOTED DIRTY.----INTERIOR OF THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER WITH BEVERAGE SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
WALLS UNDER BOTH WASHROOMS WALL MOUNTED HAND BLOW DRYERS WITH DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 1-20-23 REPORT #2570016 #55- 6-201.11-- FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS: DRAINS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD OF SAME SINK AND BEHIND THE DIS...
2023-01-20 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS: DRAINS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD OF SAME SINK AND BEHIND THE DISH MACHINE. UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARDS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN A...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
NOTED SOILED MOP HEADS IMPROPERLY STORED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST STORE HANGING/INVERTED.
2021-07-02 Pass w/ Conditions Suspected Food Poisoning CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED PO THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
critical Employee Hygiene
HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
OBSERVED DURING THE INSPECTION, AN EMPLOYEE EXIT THE WASHROOM AND IMMEDIATELY ENTER THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT WASHING THEIR HANDS. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN TAKING PAPER TOWELS ONLY FROM THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND...
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS OF THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. FOOD SUCH AS RAW ANCHOVY IN THE HOUSE-MADE CAESAR SALAD DRESSING. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON PR...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
BROKEN TOILET FLUSH HANDLE ON THE FIRST UNISEX WASHROOM TOILET. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2019-12-10 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
· How we score
View official record on city data portal →
Eat or Beat scores are independent editorial analysis of public records and do not represent official government ratings.