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LARDON & THE UNION TAPROOM & THE MEADOWLARK
2200-2202 N CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60647
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-10-06; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-10-06), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-10-06: Complaint Re-Inspection
Fail
- Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: 5-501.11 OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED GREASE BUILD UP ON SURFACES OF SAID RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED LARGE BLACK WASTE/ AND NON-POTABLE WATER) PIPES LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE FOOD PREPERATION AREA (JUICING, BAKERY, OPEN BOTTLES) LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN APPROVED ENCLOSURE OF PIPING TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FORMS OF CONTAMINATION TO FOODFOOD CONTACT SURFACES. MUST MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: 2-402.11 OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT PROPER HAIR/BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ALL EQUIPMENT STORED IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AS WELL AS BASEMENT PREP IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED DRIED FOOD SPLATTER ON WALLS, COOLING UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS, INSIDE AND ALONGSIDE FRYING AND GRILL EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY ON BASEMENT FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORAGE SPACES. INSTURCTED TO ORGANIZE, REMOVE UNNECESARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR IN ORDER TO PREVENT HIDING SPACE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-501.14 OBSERVED ALL VENTS IN CEILING 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AS WELL AS VENTILATION HOOD WITH ACCUMULATED DUST AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASEMENT PASTRY AND PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE.
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