Fit For Life is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 27, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service β 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 Fit For Life?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 27, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€sick-employee policy not followedcritical
Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting β’ NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK BETWEEN THE TOASTER AND THE SINK, LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK BETWEEN THE TOASTER AND THE SINK, LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ MUST INSTALL DIPPER WELL WITH PROPER PLUMBING (RUNNING WATER) FOR SCOOPS, FOR ICE CREAM FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
β οΈAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training β’ FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training β’ FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
π₯allergen training missing
Allergen Training As Required β’ ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.
When was Fit For Life last inspected?
Fit For Life has 2 inspections on record going back to December 27, 2018.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 27, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.