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MARGE'S STILL
1758 N SEDGWICK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60614
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-08; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-08), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-06-08: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: LOW TEMPERATURE CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER. OPPM CHLORINE NOTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY SANITIZES TO 100 PPM CHLORINE. C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
- Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED IN AN OPEN BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SOILED LINENS IN A COVERED CONTAINER.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED RAW WOODEN STEPS INTO ALL THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH, CLENABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.----NOTED EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP ON THE DOOR FRAME OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUILT UP ICE AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED THE DRAINAGE PIPE FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT DRAINING INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN. BROKEN PIPING DRAINING ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND/REPLACE THE BROKEN PIPING TO DRAIN INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE FAR REAR BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS AND ORGANIZED.----NOTED PILED WOOD ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE BAR MUST BE REMOVED.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: SOILED MOP HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK.
- Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE ABOVE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.
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