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February 25, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-203.11 OBSERVED THREE HANDWASHING SINKS NOT TURNING ON LOCATED IN THE VEGETABLE PREP ROOM, PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA AND IN THE RAW MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ENSURE ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ARE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE. • 6-301.12 OBSERVED A MAJORITY OF THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS WITHOUT A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:1) OBSERVED COOKED PIZZA AT INADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA; AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION ABOUT 2 LBS OF PIZZA WAS BEING HELD UNDER A HEAT LAMP AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 80F-82F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARD SAID TCS FOOD DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN THE DELI PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION ABOUT 4 LBS OF TURKEY MEAT WAS AT 53F, ABOUT 1/2 LB OF SLICED TOMATOES WAS AT 50F, ABOUT 6 LBS OF CHOPPED LETTUCE WAS AT 50F AND ABOUT 3 LBS OF SLICED CHEESE WAS AT 49F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE THAT PROPERLY TAKES TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED THE LABELS ON THE PREPACKAGED READY TO EAT FOODS (SALAD, SOUP, SANDWICHES, AND COOKED MEALS) WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO THE LABELS OF PREPACKAGED READY TO EAT FOODS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE REAR STORAGE HALLWAY, ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE CASHIER REGISTER AT THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA, ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE PREPARED FOODS FRONT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ABOUT 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING IN VARIOUS FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.13 OBSERVED AN INSECT LIGHT STATIONED ON THE WALL OF A FOOD PREP AREA WITH ITEMS SUCH AS CONTAINERS AND RACKS STORED UNDER THE INSECT LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS AND DO NOT STORE ANYTHING UNDER INSECT LIGHT TRAPS.
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: 4-904.11 OBSERVED SINGLE USE CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED TO PROTECT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SINGLE USE CONTAINERS.
code 45
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-603.15 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR CLEAN IN PLACE EQUIPMENT THAT IS ON SITE SUCH AS THE LARGE MIXING BOWLS, THE MEAT GRINDERS AND THE JUICING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING CLEAN IN PLACE EQUIPMENT.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE MEAT PACKAGING MACHINE WITH ACCUMULATED OLD RAW MEAT DEBRIS ON VARIOUS AREAS OF THE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE GROUND IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEASE 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND WHEN STORING. OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON CRATES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CRATES AND ONLY USE ADEQUATE SHELVING. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED RUST ON SOME SHELVES IN THE RAW MEAT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE SHELF.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 19, 2025: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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