The Soul Food Lounge
3804 W 16th St, Chicago, IL 60623 · North Lawndale · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-09-24
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-09-24
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature minor 2×
Inspection History
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minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE OF COOLING UNIT WITH COLD HOLD UNIT ATTACHED.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS WITHOUT COMMON NAME LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Food Temperature
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED 2-DOOR COOLING UNIT IN PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF BLACK DUCT TAPE HOLDING DOOR IN PLACE. NOTED GASKETS IN DISREPAIR ON SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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