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CARLTON INN MIDWAY

4944 S ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-12-05; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-12-05), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-12-05: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-1 — PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE VISIBLE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
  • Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY NOR A CERTIFICATE POSTED IN VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS (SAUSAGE, HASHBROWNS, COFFEE, MILK) ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED, AND SERVED MUST PROVIDE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
  • Critical: CHI-21 — PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD NOT MEETING REQUIRE TEMPERATURE OF 135F DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE DESIGNATED HOT-HOLDING UNIT: PORK SAUSAGE AT 99.6-100.2 DEGREES F, POTATOES 99.7-100.2. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FACILITY IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 3 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $50.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED SMALL GAP AT FRONT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL TO PREVENT ENTRY OF PESTS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

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