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The Gallery Cafe

October 29, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP IN LEFT CORNER OF FRONT DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 : OBSERVED SEVERAL PLASTIC BUCKETS WITH ROASTED COFFEE BEANS ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA MUST ELEVATE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 : OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,REACH IN COOLERS,PREP COOLERS,INTERIOR LEDGE OF ICE MACHINE.MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP FROM ALL CHEST FREEZER.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.13 : MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULKING ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN CEILINGS IN BASEMENT. • 6-201.11 MUST CLEAN DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND WINDOW SILLS IN DINING AREA, PREP/DISH WASHING, AND WHERE NEEDED. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 : OBSERVED MISSING AND EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 57
Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected

Inspector note: 8-404.13 (B:3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOTED FROM REPORT #2625764 10/22/25 #38-STILL OBSERVING CUSTOMERS BRINGING PET DOG INSIDE OF FACILITY ON A LEASH AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER ALSO DOUBLE DOG BOWL STAND NOTED AT INSIDE FRONT ENTRY DOOR OF DINING AREA. A REPEATED VIOLATION.INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE THEY INQUIRE. (PRIORITY 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 22, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 8 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.