Sweetgreen Chicago LLC
150 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Strong record across 12 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2026-02-26
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2026-02-26
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2022)
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 1×
Inspection History
4 ▾
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRONT COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS & SHELVING UNITS,PREP TABLES.MUST DELIME DISH MACHINE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA,OVER 3- COMP SINK AND UPPER WALL VENT IN DINING AREA.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
MUST PROVIDE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD MANAGERS.
2025-03-12 Pass Short Form Complaint ▾
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minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE FAN GUARDS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
Prep double sink faucet in poor repair, cold water knob not shutting off. instructed to repair plumbing and maintain.
2022-01-18 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO INTERNAL THERMOMETERS WITHIN COLD HOLD UNITS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
2 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO INTERNAL THERMOMETERS WITHIN COLD HOLD UNITS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED GREASE TRAP LEAKING AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIOIRITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025.
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
FLY TRAP INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO FOOD FPR TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM OPEN FOOD AREA.
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MUST POST HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND SINKS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
FOUND NO THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER AND MAINBTAIN.
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A BEARD GUARD WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BEARD GUARDS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD.
serious Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
FOUND GREEN CUTTING BOARD IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACING. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are n...
serious Food Temperature
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
FOUND LEAK UNDERNEATH COLD HOLDING UNIT NEXT TO HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND WATER FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS, ALSO CLEAN DRIED DEBRIS FROM ALL FLOOR DRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2019-08-22 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATIO...
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE UNISEX WASHROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
UTENSILS NOT CLEANED PROPERLY, OIL RESIDUAL NOTED IN CLEANED FOOD CONTAINERS AT THE CLEAN UTENSILS RACK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOOD PARTICLES DURING WASHING.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
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Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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