Before you dine, check the sign.
TROTTER'S RESTAURANT
816 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60614
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-03-19; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-03-19), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-03-19: License Re-Inspection
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, #7-38-010. PROVIDED COPY/EXAMPLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED THE NEWLY INSTALLED UTILITY SINK IN SIDE WAIT STAFF ROOM ON 1ST FLOOR TO NOT HAVE AN ATTACHED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE SINK FAUCET. OBSERVED EXTENDABLE FAUCET AT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE/LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND PROVIDE A FIXED FAUCET ABOVE THE FLOOD RIM OF SINK.
- Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 6-202.14 - OBSERVED EMPLOYEE BATHROOM ON FIRST FLOOR TO HAVE A SLIDING DOOR THAT IS NOT SELF CLOSING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVDE A SELF CLOSING DOOR FOR BATHROOM.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.11 - OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. HOLE WAS PATCHED UP TEMPORARILY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLETE REPAIRS OF SMALL HOLE AND MAKE WALL SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13 - OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR SINGLE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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