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ACANTO

18 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60603

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-11-17; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-11-17), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-11-17: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN BAR, ACANTO FIRST FLOOR WOMEN AND MEN'S WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-25 — CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: OBSERVED DISCLOSURE ON MENU ONLY STATING THAT ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WITH A (t) ARE SERVED COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO UPDATE DISCLOSURE ON MENU TO STATE THAT ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WITH A (t) ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. CORRECTED ON SITE, DISCLOSURE ON MENU UPDATED BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION, DISCLOSURE STATES ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WITH A (t) ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  • Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED EXPOSED ICE IN ICE BIN IN BAR WITH NO LID/COVER ON ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN IN BAR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE IN ICE BIN DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO SPLASHES, DUST OR OTHER CONTAMINATION
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN BARISTA STATION AND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN BARISTA STATION AND BAR A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA.
  • Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN ACANTO WOMEN'S FIRST FLOOR WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED COVERED RECEPTACLES IN ACANTO WOMEN'S FIRST FLOOR WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF VENT IN HOOD ABOVE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENT IN HOOD ABOVE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: NO CERTIFICATES OR EXPIRED CERTIFICATES PROVIDED AS PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR THREE EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

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