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615 W LAKE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60661

Pass w/ ConditionsJan 15, 2026Canvass

Inspection outcome

Pass w/ ConditionsPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
4Recorded 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 10

10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED REAR WAREWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK OBSTRUCTED FROM ACCESS BY WASTE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE WASTE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE RELOCATED WASTE RECEPTACLE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Code 33

33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT SERVICE LINE VEGETABLE COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FOOD EMPLOYEES AWARE OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AND BEGAN DISCARDING TCS FOOD ITEMS FROM COOLER PRIOR TO INSPECTOR ARRIVAL. INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO CEASE USE OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR OR REPLACE COLD-HOLDING UNIT TO MAINTAIN TCS FOOD AT 41.0F OR BELOW. TAGGED EQUIPMENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT CDPH ONCE EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND PRIOR TO USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

Code 45

45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED WRAPPED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES (CUPS, CUP LIDS, MEAL BOXES) STORED DIRECTLY BENEATH GREYWATER PIPE WITHOUT OVERHEAD PROTECTION IN THE FRONT LINE AREA CABINET. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AND STORE SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES OUTSIDE OF PROHIBITED AREAS SUCH AS BENEATH GREYWATER PIPES OR PROVIDE OVERHEAD PROTECTION FROM DRIP AND MAINTAIN.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND DRIED LIQUID SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, LIQUID SPILLS, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.

Published inspection history

4 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
Feb 9, 2026Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Jan 15, 2026 · this eventCanvassPass w/ Conditions
Mar 14, 2025CanvassPass
Feb 6, 2024CanvassPass

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