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NORTH CENTER PRIME

4138-4142 N LINCOLN, CHICAGO, IL, 60618

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-12-09; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-12-09), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-12-09: Complaint

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS PROVIDED AT THE LEFT-HAND MAIN COOK LINE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN POOR REPAIR THROUGHOUT FACILITY: 3-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER DOOR HANDLES MISSING OR IN POOR REPAIR IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA, SEVERAL LINE COOLER LIDS LOOSE OR DETACHED THROUGHOUT MAIN KITCHEN AREA, DOOR LATCHES DETACHED OR UNABLE TO SECURE DOORS ON REACH-IN COOLERS IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL LISTED EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, DUST DEBRIS, AND GREASE ALONG NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES (DRIP TRAY, COMPRESSOR) OF THE UPRIGHT STACK OVEN IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ALL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED FAUCET AT THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MAIN KITCHEN AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOOR PANELS IN THE BASEMENT AREA WALK-IN COOLER NOT EASILY-CLEANABLE, DETACHED FROM FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BOLT-ON FLOOR PANELS IN THE BASEMENT AREA WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN ALL PHYSICAL FACILITIES AS EASILY-CLEANABLE.

Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.

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