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FRIENDSHIP RESTAURANT

2830 N MILWAUKEE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60618

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-11-24; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-11-24), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-11-24: Canvass

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 MAIN COOK LINE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING 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 GASKETS AT THE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR, TORN AND SEPARATED DOOR FRAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR GASKETS AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE NEAR WAREWASHING AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DUST DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DUST DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED WATER COLLECTION DISH BENEATH WATER BOILER IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA CLOGGED WITH POOLING WATER IN DISH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WATER BOILER COLLECTION DISH AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING FIXTURES THAT FACILITATE EASY CLEANING TO PREVENT DRAINAGE CLOGS AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED DRAIN PLUMBING AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE SERVER PREPARATION AREA AND WAREWASHING AREA TO BE SLOW-DRAINING, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAIR HANDWASHING SINK DRAIN PLUMBING TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE DRAINAGE AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE 2ND FLOOR DRY STORAGE/CATERING EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, NON-FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LIGHTING FIXTURE IN THE 2ND FLOOR DRY STORAGE/CATERING EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING OF ADEQUATE INTENSEITY FOR THIS AREA.

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