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8 W OHIO ST , CHICAGO, IL 60654

Pass w/ ConditionsAug 7, 2024Complaint

Inspection outcome

Pass w/ ConditionsPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
6Recorded 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 9

9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: MALE EMPLOYEE HANDLING READY TO EAT MEAT WITH BARE HANDS WHILE SITTING BAREFOOT ON COUNTER IN FRONT PREP AREA, AS DOCUMENTED ON POSTED VIDEO. INSTRUCTED FOOD EMPLOYEES MAY NOT CONTACT EXPOSED READY TO EAT FOOD WITH THEIR BARE HANDS AND SHALL USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS, TONGS, SINGLE USE GLOVES OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

Code 10

10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES .

Code 38

38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING AT LEFT SIDE BASE OF DOCK DOOR IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.

Code 40

40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. CORRECTED ON SITE FOOD HANDLER PUT ON HAIR COVERING BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION.

Code 44

44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED BOX OF REFRIGERATOR AND OVEN THERMOMETERS STORED ON TABLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED SANITIZED EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE STORED IN TOILET ROOMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. CORRECTED ON SITE SAID EQUIPMENT REMOVED FROM WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND RELOCATED TO PREP AREA BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CHAIR AND TABLE STORED IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TABLE AND CHAIR FROM WOMEN'S WASHROOM, HE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUCH AS EQUIPMENT THAT NO LONGER USED.

Published inspection history

6 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
Oct 24, 2025ComplaintPass
Mar 21, 2025Short Form ComplaintPass
Jan 21, 2025ComplaintPass
Sep 9, 2024Short Form ComplaintPass
Aug 7, 2024 · this eventComplaintPass w/ Conditions
Feb 20, 2024CanvassPass

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