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LIGHTHOUSE BAR AND GRILL

13601 S CALHOUN AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60633

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2018-01-04; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2018-01-04), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2018-01-04: Complaint

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-21 — * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. KITCHEN STAFF FOOD HANDLERS WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED. (BOTH HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED AT THIS LOCATION FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS.) INSTRUCTED THAT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED FRYERS IN KITCHEN IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER BUILD UP.
  • Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NEED CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND LARGE REFRIGERATORS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM NEED CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

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