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BALKAN RESTAURANT CORP.
2321 W LAWRENSE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60625
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2010-12-27; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2010-12-27), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2010-12-27: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW - Comments: In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago.//OBSERVED 3 COMP SINK STOPPED UP.CO .(AMAZING PLUMBING & SEWER)UN STOPPED 3COMP.SINK IN KITCHEN ,SINK NOW CAN BE USED INVOICE #0259
- Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: //NEED NAMES DATES ON ALL FOOD ITEMS IN STORAGE & ON DISPLAY.
- Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.//ONDER HOOD OVER COOKING RANGE ,SOME SHELVES IN COOLER NEED CLEANING.
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.//FLOORS UNDER AROUND STOCK NEED CLEANING, NEED TO STORE ALL STOCK 6" OFF FLOOR WHEN IN STORAGE.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.//MUST REPLACE LIGHT OUT IN RESTROOM.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.//INSTRUCTED MGMT TO REPAIR BASE OF FAUCET ON 3COMP. SINK LEAKING WATER.
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