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160 W KINZIE ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60654
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2024-12-05; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2024-12-05), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2024-12-05: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-1 — PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:05AM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:05AM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON REAR INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING AT LEFT SIDE BASE OF EXIT DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTER AREA/ GARAGE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING FROM DRAIN PIPE OF WASH AND SANITIZING COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DRAIN PIPE OF WASH AND SANITIZING COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR (MISSING FLOORING) IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AROUND FLOOR DRAIN IN MIDDLE OF ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FLOOR IN SAID AREA OF REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
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