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Smoothie King

September 22, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AFTER THE WALK THROUGH OF FACILITY AND PROVIDED SERVSAFE FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WITH EXAMINATION DATE IN 2025. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN THE MINI REFRIGERATOR CLOSEST TO THE REGISTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 OR MORE SMALL FLIES ON SITE. SMALL FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON CLEAN FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, ON SHELVES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA, ON THE CEILINGS IN THE REAR AND FRONT AREAS, IN THE BOXES WHERE DISPOSABLE CUPS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLY ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE CONTAINER AT FRONT SERVING LINE NOT COVERED WHILE NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMIANTION.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS, WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA PREPARING ORDERS. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS, WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 23, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.