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THE CLIPPER
1002 N CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60622
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2016-02-02; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2016-02-02), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2016-02-02: Complaint
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO SPLASH GUARD INSTALLED BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND ICE BIN BEHIND BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SAID SINK. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBANT SURFACE.
- Not Critical: CHI-70 — NO SMOKING REGULATIONS - Comments: NO 'NO SMOKING' SIGNS, NOR THE INTERNATIONAL 'NO SMOKING' SYMBOL, POSTED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE: POSTING OF SIGN: 7-32-020A.
- Not Critical: CHI-70 — NO SMOKING REGULATIONS - Comments: MANAGER AND I OBSERVED DIRTY ASHTRAY AT END OF THE BAR BY THE CLEAN GLASSES. ALL ASHTRAYS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY AREA WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. ASHTRAY REMOVED BY THE MANAGER. CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE: REMOVAL OF ASHTRAYS 7-32-020C.
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