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5357 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60625

FailMar 12, 2024Canvass

Inspection outcome

FailPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
3Recorded violation entries

Chicago publishes categorical results such as Pass, Pass w/ Conditions and Fail. Read the result alongside the inspection type and recorded violations. A failed inspection and a later successful re-inspection are separate events; these results cannot be compared numerically with NYC scores.

What the inspector recorded

Code 16

16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MAKER,DRIPPING INTO ICE "ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.

Code 39

39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD AT FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WASHABLE AND DURABLE SPLASHGUARD AT LEFT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO SLICER AND MAINTAIN.

Code 49

49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER TO REMOVE MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.

Published inspection history

5 events available for this business identifier or exact business/address match. This database includes events dated from January 2024. It may not contain every visit.

Date & visitResultScore
Jan 15, 2026CanvassPass
Feb 6, 2025Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Jan 30, 2025CanvassFail
Mar 20, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Mar 12, 2024 · this eventCanvassFail

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Inspection record chi-2590902. Data sources and coverage.