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5701 N LAKE SHORE DR, CHICAGO, IL, 60660

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-08-21; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-08-21), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-08-21: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SIGNS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: NOTED THE INNER LINING OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-43 — IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE DOOR OF SERVICE PREP COOLER AT THE PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED BROKEN/LOOSE KNOB AT THE DOOR OF SAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE THE RUBBER GASKET AND ALSO REPAIR DOOR OF SERVICE PREP COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED ON ICE INSIDE THE ICE BINS OF THE PREP AND BAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- ---LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ---LEAKING BOTTOM PIPE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ---MECHANICAL STOPPER OF THE 3 COMPARMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERLOADED AND PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE DUMPSTER LID CLOSED TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

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