Chicago
33
BEAT

Warlord

3198 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 · North Center · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
33/100

Troubled record — failed 3 of 7 inspections for other, documentation & training

Inspections
7
3 passed
Last Inspected
2025-02-20
Pass Rate
43%
3 failures
Score
33/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2025-02-20)
Failed 3 inspections (2025, 2024, 2023)
Other issues found across 7 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 12×
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Other critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
Chemical Safety critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Temperature minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Facility Condition minor
2025-02-20 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.11 OBSERVED MULTIPLE CEILING PANELS MISSING IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2025-02-13 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 8
critical Chemical Safety

FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCE

OBSERVED FOOD FROM AN UNAPPROVED SOURCE STORED IN FREEZER LOCATED IN BASEMENT. PORKBELLY AND BEEF TENDERLOIN WERE STORED IN VACUUM SEALED BAGS WITH NO LABEL AND A HAND WRITTEN DATE ON IT. FOOD MUST BE FROM AN APPROVED SOURCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38...

minor Other

14. REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

critical Documentation & Training

REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

OBSERVED SHELLFISH TAGS NOT KEPT ON SITE FOR 90 DAYS. ESTABLISHMENT HAS FRESH OYSTERS ON-SITE AND PHYSICAL MENU SHOWS SHELLFISH BEING A CONSISTENT MENU ITEM. INFORMED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RETAIN ALL SHELLFISH TAGS FOR 90 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION ...

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BLACK AND PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILDUP ON INSIDE INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN...

serious Other

COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP

OBSERVED NO HACCP PLAN FOR SPECIAL PROCESSES BEING HELD ON PREMISES. OBSERVED OCEAN TROUT AND CHARCUTERIE IN DRY AGER AND SMOKER IN FRONT DINING AREA. MUST SUBMIT A HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED...

minor Other

VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS

MUST PROVIDE A VARIANCE APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CARDBOARD AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRCUTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MULTIPLE CEILING PANELS MISSING IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2024-05-09 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
1
minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED EACH FOOD HANDLER MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

2024-04-24 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 5
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED INCOMPLETE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010

critical Other

REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

OBSERVED SHELLFISH TAGS NOT KEPT ON SITE FOR 90 DAYS. THE ONLY SHELLFISH TAGS THAT WERE KEPT ON FILE WERE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. ONLINE MENUS SHOW SHELLFISH BEING A CONSISTENT MENU ITEM. MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETAIN ALL SHELLFISH TAGS FOR 90 DAY...

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY ON MENU. OBSERVED NO REMINDER STATEMENT AND NO DISCLOSURE PRESENT ON MENU INDICATING WHICH MENU ITEMS ARE SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INCREASING THE RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. RAW OYSTERS ARE SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VI...

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED ON COOKING LINE TO PROTECT THE LEFT SIDE OF SINK FROM ADJACENT FOIS GRAS PLATING AND PREPATION AREA.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED EACH FOOD HANDLER MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

2024-04-18 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
1
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERAURE DISH MACHINE NOT REACHING 180F AT FINAL RINSE. HIGH TEMPERAURE DISH MAHCINE WAS REPAIRED DURING INSPECTION. FACILITY WAS NOT OPEN AND OPERATING AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND DISH MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-02...

2023-03-27 Pass License Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNFINISHED, ROUGH, PITTED AND UNEVEN BRICK WALLS AT THE LEFT SIDE OF INTERIOR WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH WALL TO BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND NONABSORBENT.

2023-03-14 Fail License
CRITICAL 15
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

MANAGER WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN HANDLING TCS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN, SAL...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINK (PREP, BAR, DISHWASHING AREA, WASHROOMS).

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

WALK-IN COOLER, LOCATED IN BASEMENT, IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST HAVE COOLER OPERATIONAL AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN TCS FOODS AT 41F OR LESS.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR REPLACE MISSING KNOB AT THE SAID DOOR.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

ESTABLISHMENT HAS LARGE OPENING AT FRONT PREP/COOKING AREA. A PHYSICAL BARRIER IS NEEDED WHEN THE PREPARATION IS ADJACENT TO THE CUSTOMER AREA AND IT IS LIKELY THAT CONTAMINATION WILL OCCUR.

minor Sanitation

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

BRICK/CINDER BLOCK NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AT FRONT GRILL AREA. SURFACES OF GRILL AREA THAT ARE EXPOSED TO FOOD SOILING MUST BE CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE MOPSINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

TOILET ROOM DOORS MUST BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOORS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNFINISHED, ROUGH, PITTED AND UNEVEN BRICK WALLS AT THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND AT BAR, INCLUDING NEXT TO GLASS WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH THESE WALLS TO BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND NONABSORBE...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES INSIDE WASHROOM.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLE AROUND PIPES UNDERNEATH DISHMACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING INSIDE WASHROOMS.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

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