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PARLAY LINCOLN PARK

950-952 W WRIGHTWOOD AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60614

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-08-27; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

12 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-08-27), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-08-27: Canvass

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE FRONT BAR HAND WASHING SINK.
  • Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR OF BOTH BASEMENT ICE MACHINES IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
  • Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: NOTED SEVERAL BOX FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT BEING STORED UNDER WASTE WATER PIPING. INSTRUCTED TO MOVE/RELOCATE AS NOT TO BE STORED UNDER THE PIPING.
  • Not Critical: CHI-45 — SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED THE LID ON A BASEMENT BOX FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, BROKEN AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE METAL SURFACES OF THE FRONT BAR DISH AMCHINE AND THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR PREP TABLE SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN AND ADDITIONAL METAL PREP SHELVING NOTED TO BE RUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, REPAINT OR SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED A MISFITTING TOILET TANK TOP IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TO BE TIGHT FITTING.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED MISSING HOOD FILTERS ON BOTH VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MISSING CEILING TIE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----NOTED HOLES/OPENINGS IN THE BASEMENT CEILING AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.----RAW WOODEN WALL IN THE KITCHEN SEPARATING THE KITCHEN FROM THE DINING AREA MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----NOTED UNEVEN AND BUMPY EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE MUST BE REMOVED/SMOOTH TO BE CLEANABLE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES INCLUDING BARTENDERS.

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