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THE BAD APPLE
4300-4304 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60618
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-10-16; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
2 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-10-16), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-10-16: Canvass Re-Inspection
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES AT THE BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK TO BE EXTREMELY LOOSE, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HANDWASHING SINK HANDLES AT THE BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: CEILING TILES ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE (ADJACENT TO VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM) SOILED WITH GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS, FLOOR AND WALLS BENEATH AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT ALONG THE MAIN COOK LINE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS, AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE, DUST, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, OR OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
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