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SOLSTICE A CHOCOLATE BAR
2666-2668 N HALSTED ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60614
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2012-09-25; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2012-09-25), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2012-09-25: License
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-8 — SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE WITH IMPROPER FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 105F AS DISPLAYED BY THERMOMETER GAUGE. MUST REPAIR THE GAUGES AND PROVIDE A FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OVER 180F AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. PREMISES HAS 2- 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS TO WASH GLASSES AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL A COVER FOR THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR. MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD FOR THE BAR EXPOSED HANDSINK BETWEEN THE HANDSINK AND THE ICE BIN. MUST PROVIDE FOOD STORAGE RACKS FOR THE WALK-IN COOLER.
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST PROVIDE BASEBOARD ALONG WALL WHERE MISSING AND CEILING TILES WHERE MISSING IN THE RESTROOM HALLWAY.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL A PROPER MOP SINK IN THE CLOSET WITH NON-ABSORBENT WALL COVERING AND A ELEVATED THRESHOLD.
- Not Critical: CHI-41 — PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE WOOD AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FROM THE ELECTRICAL STORAGE ROOM.
- Not Critical: CHI-44 — ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA - Comments: OBSERVED AN OPENING BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE BAR AND NORTH WALL WHERE PUBLIC AREA AND BAR/PREP AREA IS NOT PROTECTED. PREMISES WAS SUPPOSED TO INSTALL A DISPLAY CASE IN THIS AREA TO SEPARATE PUBLIC AREA FROM BAR/PREP AREA BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED YET. MUST PROVIDE A SEPARATION BETWEEN PUBLIC AREA AND BAR/PREP AREA.
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