Forza

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 7, 2015
• address2476-2478 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Forza clean?

Forza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 7, 2015. 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 Forza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AND COULD NOT BE PRODUCED AT TIOME OF INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DOOR OF REACH IN REFRIGERATOR/COLD HOLD UNIT OUTSIDE OF WASLK IN COOLER WITH DOOR IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR DOOR SO THAT IT IS ATTACHED AND OPENS AND CLOSES PROPERLY. • OBSERVED HANDLED SCOOP NEEDED FOR ICE IN MAIN BAR. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DOOR OF REACH IN REFRIGERATOR/COLD HOLD UNIT OUTSIDE OF WASLK IN COOLER WITH DOOR IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR DOOR SO THAT IT IS ATTACHED AND OPENS AND CLOSES PROPERLY. • OBSERVED HANDLED SCOOP NEEDED FOR ICE IN MAIN BAR. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED MOP SINK VERY UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK. • THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS VERY UNCLEAN WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: UNCLEAN SLICER AND TABLE UNDER SLICER, BOTH INTERIOR OF FRYERS WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION, SIDES OF ALL FRYERS AND STOVES WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION. • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE INTERIOR OF TUBES NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. CLEAN/MAINTAIN OR REPLACE ALL PLASTIC TUBING WITH BLACK MILDEWY LIKE SUBSTANCE
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED HOLES IN FLOORS IN MAIN BAR AROUND ALL PIPES FROM SINKS. SEAL ALL HOLES AROUND PIPES. OBSERVED HOLE IN FLOOR OF SECOND BAR. SEAL AND MAINTAIN FLOOR OF SECOND BAR. OBSERVED FLOOR AROUND MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR AROUND MOP SINK. • ALL FLOORS ARE VERY UNCLEAN IN MAIN BAR, SECOND BAR AND KITHCEN. OBSERVED FLOOR UNSER SODA LINES OF MAIN BAR WITH SODA SYRUP ACCUMULATION. CLEAN FLOORS IN KITHCEN AROUND FRYERS AND REMOVE ALL EXCESS GREASE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL LARGE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BARS AND KITHCEN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED HOLES IN FLOORS IN MAIN BAR AROUND ALL PIPES FROM SINKS. SEAL ALL HOLES AROUND PIPES. OBSERVED HOLE IN FLOOR OF SECOND BAR. SEAL AND MAINTAIN FLOOR OF SECOND BAR. OBSERVED FLOOR AROUND MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR AROUND MOP SINK. • ALL FLOORS ARE VERY UNCLEAN IN MAIN BAR, SECOND BAR AND KITHCEN. OBSERVED FLOOR UNSER SODA LINES OF MAIN BAR WITH SODA SYRUP ACCUMULATION. CLEAN FLOORS IN KITHCEN AROUND FRYERS AND REMOVE ALL EXCESS GREASE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL LARGE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BARS AND KITHCEN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE NEXT TO STOVE IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WALL AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. OBSERVED CEILING ABOVE PIZZA OVEN IN DIEREPAIR. REPAIR CEILING AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CEILING HAS HEAVY DUST ACCUMUALTION REMOVE ALL DUST AND MAINTAIN IN A SANITIARY CONDITION.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE NEXT TO STOVE IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WALL AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. OBSERVED CEILING ABOVE PIZZA OVEN IN DIEREPAIR. REPAIR CEILING AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CEILING HAS HEAVY DUST ACCUMUALTION REMOVE ALL DUST AND MAINTAIN IN A SANITIARY CONDITION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED ALL LIGHTS IN BASEMENT LIQUOR ROOM NEED TO BE SHEILDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITHCEN IN LEAKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MOP SINK VERY SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR MOP SINK SO THAT IT IS BOT SLOW DRAINING.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • KITHCEN CONTAINS 4 REFRIGERATION /COLD HOLD UNITS UNITS THAT ARE NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS. BASEMENT CONTAINS 2 REFRIGERATION UNITS THAT ARE NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS. MOP ROOM CONTAINS LARGE PIZZA DOUGH MIXER IN DISREPAIR. MIXER MUST BE REMOVED. OBSERVED LARGE SOFT SERVED MACHINE SOFT SERVED MACHINE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. ALL UNECESSARY ITEMS ARE CREATING CLUTTER AND INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE. • ALL MOPS NEED TO BE HUNG AFTER USE.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES IN PLACE. ADDITIONAL IDPH FOOD HANDLER INFORMATION PROVIDED
  Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES IN PLACE. ADDITIONAL IDPH FOOD HANDLER INFORMATION PROVIDED

When was Forza last inspected?

Forza has 9 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2012.

Forza 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.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ✓ Forza
  clean · May 30, 2012
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  cooked · August 3, 2023
• ✓ 13Th Fl Indoor Rooftop Bar/The J Parker
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• ✓ Sully's House
  clean · May 24, 2012
• ✓ Armitage Pizzeria
  cooked · December 9, 2014
• ✓ Oryanis
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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 May 7, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.