Ceiba

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 13, 2025
• address2423 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Ceiba clean?

Ceiba is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 13, 2025. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Ceiba?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED A THICK BLACK AND SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE INNER LINING OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO USE ICE MACHINE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED OVER 50 FLYING INSECTS ON WALL, SHELVES, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT AT THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND HAVE PREMISES TREATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES, BOWLS AND GLASSES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DINING NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES, BOWLS AND GLASSES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES, BOWLS AND GLASSES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DINING NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES, BOWLS AND GLASSES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LOOSE KNOBS AT THE HAND WASHING SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE PREP SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA ONTO THE FLOOR DRAINS AT THE HALLWAY OF THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE SINK AND REPAIR THE DRAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE PREP SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA ONTO THE FLOOR DRAINS AT THE HALLWAY OF THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE SINK AND REPAIR THE DRAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED CLUTTER AT THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED CLUTTER AT THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED EMPLOYEES AT WORK WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND ONE MONTH (30 DAYS) GRACE PERIOD FOR NEW HIRES
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED EMPLOYEES AT WORK WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND ONE MONTH (30 DAYS) GRACE PERIOD FOR NEW HIRES
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Ceiba last inspected?

Ceiba has 6 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2023.

Ceiba vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.