Freshii is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 27, 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 January 27, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL PRODUCTS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES INSIDE COOLERS, REFRIGERATORS AND ANY PLASTIC CONTAINERS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WITH NAME OF PRODUCT AND DATE.
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL PRODUCTS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES INSIDE COOLERS, REFRIGERATORS AND ANY PLASTIC CONTAINERS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WITH NAME OF PRODUCT AND DATE.
⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STORE SCOOPERS WITH THE HANDLE UP INSIDE THE RICE POT HOLDING UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STORE SCOOPERS WITH THE HANDLE UP INSIDE THE RICE POT HOLDING UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE BOTTOM LOADER ICE CREAM MACHINE IN THE FRONT AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPILLS AND SPLASHES.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FOOD SPLASHES FROM THE WALL NEXT TO THE 1-COMP PREP SINK.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FOOD SPLASHES FROM THE WALL NEXT TO THE 1-COMP PREP SINK.
🌡️thermometers missing
Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE 2DR COOLER.
🪳pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE 1 COMP PREP SINK.
⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE ALL STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATION AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT FOR ALL STAFF ON PREMISES.
Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE ALL STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATION AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT FOR ALL STAFF ON PREMISES.
When was Freshii last inspected?
Freshii has 7 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2011.
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 January 27, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.