UPTOWN RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

1031 W WILSON AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Sep 2025).

5 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Sep 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

SEP 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 15

2025

PASS 6 violations

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE PREP TABLES/COUNTERS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL WIPING CLOTHS STORED IN PROPER SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED CAN OPENER IN THE PREP AREA WITH A BUILDUP OF GREASE RESIDUE INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST DETAIL CLEAN SOIL RESIDUES FROM SHELVING RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP TABLES AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

UNABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING EVERY THREE YEARS AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

DEC 2

2024

PASS · 0 violations

NOV 26

2024

FAIL 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-101.19 - OBSERVED CARDBOARD LINING USED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE WITH AN EASILY CLEANLABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C) - OBSERVED THE INTERIOR SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE MICROWAVE ON THE PREPARATION LINE TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13 - OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES ON SITE WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.

Critical Pest Activity

PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED

8-404.13 (B:3) - PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS, #54 AND #60, NOT CORRECTED FROM 11/18/2024, REPORT #2607609: #54) "5-501.113(B) - OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE LID NOT MAINTAINED: ONE OF THREE LIDS COMPLETELY MISSING. OBTAIN REPLACEMENT LID AND SECURE CONTAINER LID TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND FOOD SOURCES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(b). CITATION ISSUED." 60) "8-404.13(B:4) - PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 11/02/2023, REPORT #2584456: #47) 4-202.16 - OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. #51) 5-203.13 - OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT A MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL A MOP SINK FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND THE DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER AND SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE AND MAINTAIN. #55) 6-501.11 - OBSERVED MULTIPLE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR MISSING FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. #55)6-304.11 - OBSERVED VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED." INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT BOTH PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS. CORRECT ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT DATED 11/02/2024 MUST BE CORRECTEDED, AND UTILITY SINK MUST BE INSTALLED. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

NOV 18

2024

FAIL 5 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED CARDBOARD LINING USED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE WITH AN EASILY CLEANLABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE INTERIOR SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE MICROWAVE ON THE PREPARATION LINE TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.

Critical Pest Activity

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE LID NOT MAINTAINED: ONE OF THREE LIDS COMPLETELY MISSING. OBTAIN REPLACEMENT LID AND SECURE CONTAINER LID TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND FOOD SOURCES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(b). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES ON SITE WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.

Minor Sanitation

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 11/02/2023, REPORT #2584456: #47) 4-202.16 - OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. #51) 5-203.13 - OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT A MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL A MOP SINK FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND THE DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER AND SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE AND MAINTAIN. #55) 6-501.11 - OBSERVED MULTIPLE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR MISSING FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. 6-304.11 - OBSERVED VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.

NOV 2

2023

PASS 6 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

Minor Documentation & Training

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED NO DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARMENT SINKS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT A MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL A MOP SINK FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND THE DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER AND SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT ON THE FLOOR, ALONG WALLS, AND ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISHWASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN FLOORS, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MULTIPLE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR MISSING FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.

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