Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center was last inspected on October 31, 2025 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 6 violations.
Latest inspection
October 31, 2025 · Canvass
Result: Pass
6 general-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Leak at the base of the faucet on the 2-compartment sink in the cold prep area. Instructed to fix and maintain good plumbing.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: The interior of the floor drains in the dish washing and subway prep area and floors in the corners with dirt and debris. Instructed to clean and maintain the interior of the floor drains and floors throughout. -ceiling tiles in the customer service area with dirt/dust and food spills. Black mold like substance on the ceiling of the rear dish washing area. Instructed to clean and maintain ceiling tiles.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Mops are not properly stored when not in use. Instructed to store hanging up for proper air drying when not in use. Maintain same.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Damaged ceiling tile in the dish washing area. Instructed to replace and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Observed no ventilation in the unisex employee's toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Filters on ventilation hood in the front food prep area with dirt and dust build up. Instructed to clean and maintain filters.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspection history
15 inspections on record
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
2 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: 4-601.11(c) observed minor food debris around the interior gasket of a refrigeration unit. Instructed to clean.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed minor dirt debris on the lower shelves of hot holding units located by the customer serving food prep areas. Instructed to clean.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
3 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Found leaking at faucet of 3 somp sinks and 2 comp sinks. Must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Found an accumulation of food debris on floor under and behind all cooking equipment. Instructed to clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Found wall underneath 3 comp sink peeling and breaking. Must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
3 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: 5-205.15: System Maintained in Good Repair (In Good Repair) FOUND LEAKING AT FAUCET OF 3 SOMP SINKS AND 2 COMP SINKS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-501.12: Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-501.11: Maintained in Good Repair, Facilities (FACILITIES NOT IN GOOD REPAIR) FOUND WALL UNDERNEATH 3 COMP SINK PEELING AND BREAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
2 critical3 general Show violations
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Found handwashing sink water temperature range from 72f - 90f. Located at employee unisex toilet room and 2 handwashing sinks located at front dispensing area. Must provide a minimum hot water temperature of 100f at all times. Priority violation. 7-38-030(c).
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Found high temperature dish machine final rinse at 146f. Must provide a minimum surafe temperature of 160f and a final rinse of 180f. High temperature dish machine tagged and held for inspection by chicago department of public health. Instructed to no longer use said dish machine until it is re-inspected by cdph and providing a utensil surface temperature of 160f and a final rinse temperature of 180f. Priority violation. 7-38-025.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Found leaking at faucet of 3 somp sinks and 2 comp sinks. Must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Found an accumulation of food debris on floor under and behind all cooking equipment. Instructed to clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Found wall underneath 3 comp sink peeling and breaking. Must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
3 critical4 general Show violations
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: 6-301.14 observed no hand washing signs in the toilet rooms. Instructed to provide.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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CriticalFood temperature
Cold food was held above a safe temperature.
Inspector’s note: 3-501.16(a:2,&b) observed time/temperature control for safety foods (milk, cheese) at improper cold holding temperatures located in two cold holding units; about 2 lbs of milk cartons at 50.5f in a cold holding unit and about 3 lbs of cheese at 49f in another cold holding unit. Instructed to discard and denature said tcs foods and always maintain all tcs foods at 41f or below at all times. Manager discarded said tcs foods during the inspection. Priority violation 7-38-005.
Official wording (code 22)
Proper cold holding temperatures
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CriticalFood temperature
Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.
Inspector’s note: 4-301.11 observed two cold holding units, with tcs foods inside, not maintaining 41f or below during the inspection. One unit was at an ambient air temperature of 50f and another was at 49f. Instructed to always maintain all cold holding units at 41f or below at all times. Manager adjusted the temperature of said cold holding units and by the end of the inspection each unit was maintaining 41f. Priority violation 7-38-005.
Official wording (code 33)
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: 3-302.12 observed some dry storage containers not labeled with product names. Instructed to label all dry storage containers for all dry storage items that are out of the original packaging.
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: 6-501.111 observed evidence of insect activity. Observed about 25 live small flies in various areas of the dish machine/dish washing area and under a prep table. Instructed to eliminate live small flies activity, clean and sanitize affected areas. Recommended contacting pest control for a service. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a).
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: 4-601.11(c) observed dirt and dust debris around the condenser on the bottom shelves of the cold holding units that are located in subway. Instructed to clean.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: 5-202.12(c) observed the hand washing sinks in the men's and women's toilet rooms not providing an adequate flow of water for at least 15 seconds. Instructed to adjust. 5-205.15 observed low water pressure at the hand washing sink in the men's toilet room. Instructed to increase water pressure.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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Pass
Complaint · Pass
4 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: The interior of the deep fryers with grease and dirt build up. Instructed to clean and maintain. -the ice cream freezer in front of the register with ice build up. Instructed to remove and clean.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Mop stored in the bucket of dirt water. Instructed to store hanging up to properly dry. Maintain same.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: The interior of the floor drains under all of the sinks. With dirt and grime. Instructed to detail clean and maintain. -the walls behind the cooking equipment in the front prep areas with dirt and food. Instructed to clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: The vents in the food prep areas above the prep tables and equipment with thick dirt and dust build up. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Complaint · Pass
1 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-201.11 observed the floor needs to be re-grouted in the front food prep area by the hot foods serve line/prep area. Instructed to make the floor surface smooth and easily cleanable.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
3 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed the storage room walk-in freezer with ice build up on the compresor, instructed to repair/remove ice build up. Also need to repair steamer kettles pipe leaking, instructed to repair.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed the #10 can opener in kitchen not clean, instructed to clean and sanitize.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed the kitchen floor in need of repair(peeling paint, missing sealer) instructed to repair/reseal. Also need to remove the rust on the floor under steam kettles.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
2 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must detail clean/sanitize shelves of dry food storage racks at rear area of food spills and food . Maintain at all times.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must detail clean floors along wall base and at corners under shelves in rear dry food storage area and in walk-in coolers/freezers of food debris and litter. Organize and maintain at all times.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Complaint · Pass
No violations
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
No violations
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
No violations
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
No violations
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 12 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.