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ITALIAN HOMEMADE COMPANY

947 W FULTON MARKET, CHICAGO, IL, 60607

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-09-03; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-09-03), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-09-03: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES SIGN THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN SIGNED COPIES ONSITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Critical: CHI-21 — PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED MEAT SAUCE AT 116F IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT TCS FOODS ABOVE 135F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  • Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED MEATBALLS AT 45F, MEAT SAUCE AT 49-55F, AND MARINARA SAUCE AT 44-48F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 ABOVE FOR CITATION.

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