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PHOENIX RESTAURANT

2131 S ARCHER AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60616

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2017-11-02; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2017-11-02), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2017-11-02: Complaint

Fail

  • Not Critical: CHI-13 — NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS - Comments: OBSERVED LIVE RAT ACTIVITY IN PREP AREA, WITH RAT RUNNING FORM UNDER EQUIPENT ACROSS FLOOR TO AREA BEHIND DEEP FRYERS. ALSO NOTED OVER 9 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA UNDER TABLES AND AT CORNERS. ALSO NOTED 12 RAT DROPPINGS IN KITCHEN AREA UNDER DISH MACHINE AND SHELVING OF SAME AREA AND 5 BY FISH TANK IN REAR PREP AREA. RAT DROPPINGS ALSO NOTED(8) IN PRIVATE DINING ROOM, AND HALL AT DOOR LEADING TO PRIVATE ROOM. OBSERVERED OPENINGS INTO WALL BY FISH ATNK AT REAROF PREP AREA AND ALSO BEHIND HOT LINE INTO WALL ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF PREP AREA. MUST SEAL TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY POINTS.OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN REAR ENTRY AREA / STAIRWAY, CALL PEST CONTROL CO FOR SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  • Not Critical: CHI-19 — OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP, LID AND SPILLING DOWN SIDES ONTO GROUND. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  • Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS IN WALK-IN COOLERS/FREEZERS. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN FOOD GRADE BAGS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS OF FOOD SPILLS, AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT .
  • Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVING IN ALL WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS OF FOOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: C.LEAN LIGHT PANELS AT CEILING IN PREP AREA OF DEAD INSECTS DIRT AND GREASE
  • Not Critical: CHI-41 — PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: REMOVE CLUTTER IN THE EXTERIOR HALLWAYS OF FOOD TRAYS AND BOXES. MUST ALSO REMOVE ALL CLUTTER IN STAIRWAYS LEADING TO 1ST FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

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

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