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SAFARI LOUNGE AND ETHIOPIAN CUISINE
7124 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60626
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2016-03-29; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2016-03-29), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2016-03-29: License
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS; FLOOR BEHIND BAR ON 2ND FLOOR IS DAMAGED. FLOOR NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR ON 1ST FLOOR NEEDS REPAIRS, SO FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. SEAL FLOOR INSIDE DJ BOOTH ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED DETACHED WALL BASE ON NORTH WALL ON THE 2ND FLOOR. DETACHED WALLPAPER AND WALLBASE BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 2ND FLOOR. ALSO, DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENT IN WOMENS 1ST FLOOR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN 2ND FLOOR MENS & WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. SAME TOILET ROOMS HAS SLOW DRAINS IN ALL HAND SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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