Borelli's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEANING SUPPLIES AND RAID STORED NEXT TO PLATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RELOCATE CLEANING SUPPLIES AND TO REMOVE UNAPPROVED PESTICIDE (RAID) FROM PREMISES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015.
  code 28
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-602.11(A; B:1-4,6,7; C; D) MUST LABEL ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MORE THAN 100 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INCLUDING IN CAVITY OF PIZZA OVEN, BASEMENT AREA, MUSIC SCHOOL AREA NEAR WALK IN COOLER , FORMER CRAWL SPACE BY THE BAR, MOTOR HOUSINGS OF COOLERS, AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN SURFACES. PEST CONTROL SERVICE REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13 CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP AND BAR COOLERS AND FREEZERS. CLEAN THE ROLLING CARTS AND STAINLESS STEEL TRAYS ON THE CARTS AND PREP TABLES. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF UNUSED DISHWASHING MACHINE. CLEAN ALL SOILED UTENSILS STORED ON THE STORAGE SHELVES.
  code 49
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. WHENEVER HAND ADJACENT HAND WASHING SINK IS RAN, WATER BACKS UP INTO THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIROITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOLE IN FLOOR BEHIND 2 DOOR PREP COOLER NEAR KITCHEN WINDOW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL HOLE. SEAL ALL HOLES IN FLOORS AND WALLS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 27, 2026: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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