The Dining Room

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-305.11: OBSERVED NO LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN IN BAR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE IN ICE BIN DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO SPLASHES, DUST OR OTHER CONTAMINATION. • 3-307.11: OBSERVED NO LEFT SPLASH GUARD ON SOUTH SIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SPLASH GUARD ON SOUTH SIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD IN COLDING UNIT AND PREP SURFACES OF COLD HOLDING UNIT.
  code 39
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: 4-903.11 (A;B;D): OBSERVED KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS STORED LAYING DOWN IN SILVERWARE HOLDER IN BARISTA STATION. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS COVERED OR INVERTED WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 44
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON FILTERS IN HOODS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS IN HOODS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 12, 2025: 3 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.