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CARO MIO ITALIAN RISTORANTE

4603 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60625

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-07-23; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

9 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-07-23), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-07-23: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-23 — PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: NOTED PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS LASAGNA, COOKED PASTA AND RICE HELD IN THE TWO DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT NOT DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. REVIEWED PROPER DATE LABELING. FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-45 — SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING LINENS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: BOTTOM METAL SHELVING OF REAR PREP AREA PREP TABLE WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST REMOVE AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED SOILED MOP HEADS BEING STORED ON REAR PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE INVERTED AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-61 — SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC - Comments: SUMMARY REPORT FROM REPORT #2605882 ON 11-4-24 NOT POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY NOTED POSTED IN THE KITCHEN WITH NO CUSTOMER ACCESS. TODAYS SUMMARY POSTED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.

Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.

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