Imbibe Humboldt Park

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2019
• address1143 N California Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Imbibe Humboldt Park clean?

Imbibe Humboldt Park is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Imbibe Humboldt Park?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND SINK IN BAR AREA WHEN HAND SINK GETS REINSTALLED.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) • MUST PROVIDE HAND DRYING DEVICE AT HAND SINK THAT WILL BE REINSTALLED IN BAR AREA.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) • MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN BAR AREA WHEN SINK GETS REINSTALLED. • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN BAR AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. THE HAND SINK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM BAR AREA.MUST REINSTALL AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX."1/2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 1- COMP SPRAYER AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 1- COMP SPRAYER AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP IN BAR BEER COOLER AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE THAT NEEDS TO BE SEEN TO SERVICE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT.MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPE AND WALL BASE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.

When was Imbibe Humboldt Park last inspected?

Imbibe Humboldt Park has 14 inspections on record going back to November 22, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Imbibe Humboldt Park vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

Other spots in Humboldt Park

• ✓ Imbibe Humboldt Park
  clean · December 6, 2011
• ✓ Edgar's Place
  clean · October 10, 2014
• ? Nick's Food & Liquor Ltd
  cooked · August 31, 2015
• ✕ O & T 's Place Groceries & Deli
  cooked · October 11, 2011
• ✓ Zoku
  clean · October 25, 2017
• ✓ Windy City Mini Mart
  clean · November 2, 2011

See every restaurant inspection in Humboldt Park →

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 December 18, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.