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BREAKFAST HOUSE RESTAURANT INC.

1800 W GRAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60622

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-11; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-11), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-06-11: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Critical: CHI-9 — NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER USING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. FOOD HANDLER WAS USING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH CUT LEAFY GREENS AND PLACING IT INTO TO GO CONTAINER. MUST USE GLOVES/TONGS/DELI TISSUE WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED COOKED BEANS SITTING OUT ON COUNTER AT 69F. OBSERVED NUMEROUS TCS FOODS SITTING OUT ON PREP TABLE WHICH FOOD HANDLER WAS USING AS AN OMLETTE STATION SUCH AS SPINACH, COOKED MUSHROOMS, DICED TOMATOES, COOKED CORN, SHELLED EGGS, SHREDDED CHEESE WHICH ALL WERE FOUND AT AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 55-69F. ALSO OBSERVED SLICED HAM AND STEAK AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF PREP COOLER RANGING FROM 45-50F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS AT COST OF $75.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING BELOW 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS DRAINING. MUST REPAIR.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NUMEROUS OF CARD BOARD BOXES IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED TWO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

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