The Club Mdw
5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-09-11
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-09-11
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 2 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 2×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 1×
Inspection History
2025-09-11 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
BAR HANDWASH SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE, BEING USED AS A DUMP SINK WITH SOILED GLASSWARE, STRAWS, AND ICE IN BASIN OF SINK. INSTD TO MAINTAIN BASIN CLEAN AND EMPTY AT ALL TIMES TO ALLOW FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES AT CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE COLD LINE: KALE SALAD 61.3F, ROMAINE LETTUCE 64.3F, DICED COOKED EGGS 62.7F. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 5LBS $20 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN COL...
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED IN OPEN WIRE RACK IN WHICH ICE SCOOP TOUCHING WALL. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
EYE WASH STATION CONNECTED TO HANDWASH SINK FAUCET IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE EYE WASH STATION AND USE FOR HANDWASHING ONLY.
2025-04-21 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANANGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE VALID ORIGINAL SANITATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED ON SITE AS WELL AS CERTIFIED MANAGER AND PHOTOCOPIES/PHOTOS ARE NO...
serious Sanitation
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
OBSERVED ICE USED FOR DRINKS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WITH CONTAINERS OF JUICE AND PLASTIC BAG OF MINT STORED INSIDE ICE IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT NO ITEMS MAY BE STORED IN ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ...
minor Documentation & Training
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED RICE NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER WITH OUT LABEL WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL ALL BULK INGREDIENTS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER WITH COMMON NAME OF INGREDIENT.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
NOZZLE ON COFFEE DISPENSOR IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
1 ▾
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTRUCTED PIC TO OBTAIN ALLERGENT TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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