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SWIFT AND SON'S TAVERN

3600-3602 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60613

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-05-13; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source

5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-05-13), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-05-13: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE (SINGLE RACK) NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF THE IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR AT 131F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE DISHWASHING MACHINE SO THAT A SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 160F IS REACHED ON THE IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
  • Critical: CHI-23 — PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (HOUSE MADE SALAD DRESSINGS, MUSHROOM GRAVY, MAC AND CHEESE SAUCE) STORED BEYOND THE 7-DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE IN THE 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE OR DISCARD ALL READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS WITHIN 7 DAYS, WITH THE PREP DATE COUNTING AS DAY #1. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-29 — COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP - Comments: OBSERVED NO CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES FOR VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED VACUUM PACKAGED MEATS, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND SAUCES STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR. OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY FOODS ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-32 — VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED NO CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES FOR VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED VACUUM PACKAGED MEATS, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND SAUCES STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR. OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY FOODS ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

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