SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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BEAT. 41/100

4123 W MADISON ST · WEST GARFIELD PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected February 18, 2026 · passed

Failed 3 of 12 inspections. 10 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
12
6 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
46
includes 10 critical
RECORDS COVER
15 YEARS
since Sep 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 18
2026
PASSED
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT HANDWASHING SINKS INSIDE WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 1/4" GAP AT BOTTOM AND LEFT CORNER OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

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SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

OBSERVED DISPOSABLE CUPS STORED ON FLOOR AND DISPOSABLE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE AND INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SOILED WATER IN MOP PAIL AND MOP HEADS STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL SOILED WATER AND HANG MOP HEADS TO DRY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OPENINGS ALONG CEILING IN DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN.

JUL 2
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. DOCUMENTS PROVIDED.

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PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP POLICY OR ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. DOCUMENT PROVIDED.

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR TESTING THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED ICE SCOOPER STORED INSIDE ICE BIN DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY STORE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE. MUST MAINTAIN.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED HAND-SINK IN REAR PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING AS WELL AS HOT WATER HANDLE SPINNING AROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR POTATO PREP. ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH LARGE EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE AND MAINTAIN PREMISES.

AUG 26
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
1 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

NO SOAP FOUND AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, NOR AT WASHBOWL IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND IN FEMALE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST KEEP SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL VIOLATION.

MAY 6
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

UPON ENTRY TO BUSINESS OBSERVED COOK HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS(BREAD AND CHEESE) WITH BARE HANDS. MUST USE GLOVES, UTENSILS OR WHITE TIISUE PAPER WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)

SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES AT START OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS(HOT SANDWICHES) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).

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FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN STORAGE SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, ALL COOKING EQUPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM WALLS WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE GREASY FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. SEAL OPENINGS IN BASEBOARDS IN REAR

MINORSanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUST VENTS IN WASHROOM.

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FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP FOR CONSUMABLE ICE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.

APR 28
2016
FAILED
8 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED COOK HANDLE MEAT, ONIONS, BELL PEPPERS, FRENCH FRIES, BREAD, AND CHEESE WITH BARE HANDS. MUST USE GLOVES, UTENSILS OR WHITE TISSUE PAPER WHEN HANDLING UNCOVERED FOODS. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 15 ON STORAGE SHELVES WITH CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, 35 SCATTERED ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL REAR SECTIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, ON TOP OF BASE BOARDS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES AND ALL OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT REAR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT AND REPAIR FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR(LARGE GAP GREATER THAN 1 INCH ALONG THE BOTTOM WEST SIDE OF THE DOOR), THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR(GREATER THAN 1 INCH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE DOOR), AND THE REAR EXIT DOOR(GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

SERIOUSChemical Safety
DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR DISH WASHING AREA ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN STORAGE SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, ALL COOKING EQUPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

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FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORSTHROUGHOUT ALONG ALL BASES OFTHE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(REMOVE DEBRIS, DROPPINGS).

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WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM WALLS WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE GREASY FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. SEAL OPENINGS IN BASEBOARDS IN REAR.

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VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUST VENTS IN WASHROOM.

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FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP FOR CONSUMABLE ICE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.

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JUL 13
2015
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

NO LIGHT SHIELDS PROVIDED ON THE LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST INSTALL.

MINOROther
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.

JUN 29
2015
FAILED
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THIS AREA. ALSO, THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR IS NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY AND RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

NO LIGHT SHIELDS PROVIDED ON THE LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST INSTALL.

MINOROther
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.

OCT 27
2014
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.

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FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

NOV 7
2013
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE BUILDUP.

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FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN REAR UTILITY CLOSET ROOM AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT FRONT PREP AREA.

NOV 4
2013
FAILED
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOUND LARGE STANDING ICE MACHINE HAS BLACK SUBSTANCE AND LIME BUILDUP INSIDE THE UNIT. FOOD NOT PROTECTED. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE UNIT. FAX A LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND AN INSPECTOR WILL REMOVE THE TAG. DO NOT USE THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT HAS BEEN TAGGED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005(A).

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

THE FRONT DOOR AND BACK SCREEN DOOR HAVE A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOME OF THE DOORS. MUST MAKE THE DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE BUILDUP

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FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOOR IN REAR UTILITY CLOSET ROOM AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.

JAN 17
2012
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOOR IN REAR UTILITY CLOSET ROOM AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE OF WET MOPS (MOP HEAD STORED UPWARD) AND INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE UTILITY CLOSET.

SEP 2
2010
PASSED
0 violations

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