Freshii is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 12, 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 Freshii?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL CORNERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR TO REMOVE DEBRI AND FOOD CRUMBS. MUST ELEVATE ALL BOXES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE RESTROOM • MUST MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOUND A LARGE BOX OF PRODUCE ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR TO REMOVE CRUMBS AND SPILLS AT ALL CORNERS.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL CORNERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR TO REMOVE DEBRI AND FOOD CRUMBS. MUST ELEVATE ALL BOXES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE RESTROOM • MUST MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOUND A LARGE BOX OF PRODUCE ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR TO REMOVE CRUMBS AND SPILLS AT ALL CORNERS.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLASHES FROM THE CORNER WALL ACROSS FROM THE 2 DR REFRIGERATORS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM THE CEILING VENTS IN THE CUSTOMER WAITING AREA. • MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST ACCUMULATION AT CEILING VENT IN THE REAR AREA WHERE THE 3-COMP SINK IS LOCATED.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLASHES FROM THE CORNER WALL ACROSS FROM THE 2 DR REFRIGERATORS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM THE CEILING VENTS IN THE CUSTOMER WAITING AREA. • MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST ACCUMULATION AT CEILING VENT IN THE REAR AREA WHERE THE 3-COMP SINK IS LOCATED.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE AREA IN FRONT OFF THE REAR EXIT DOOR AND THE RESTROOM AREA. FOUND MANY EMPTY BOXES. MUST REMOVE/DISCARD UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOUND 1 STAFF MEMBER ON PREMISES WITHOUT THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE ALL STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT.
Food Handler Requirements Met • FOUND 1 STAFF MEMBER ON PREMISES WITHOUT THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE ALL STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT.
When was Freshii last inspected?
Freshii has 14 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
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 March 12, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.