Get in the Kitchen! Cooking. While. Awesome.

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Oct 28, 2025 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed water damaged ceiling tiles in the women's washroom. Must repair replace and maintain. Observed heavy dust build up on ceiling ventilation vents in all washrooms. Must clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed damaged floor tiles on floor in rear dishwashing area. Must repair and maintain. Must regrout floor in rear dishwashing area and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

2. Oct 15, 2025 No Entry

   Non-Inspection · No Entry

   No violations

3. Nov 18, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   3 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed a trash can without a lid in the employee single stall bathroom located next to the rear office. Instructed manager to provide a covered trash receptacle in bathroom.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed soiled floor and build up of loose materials below the 3 compartment sink and next to the grease trap. Instructed manager to detail clean and maintain area free of excessive build up.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed various pieces of equipment and chairs in the storage closet located off the women's bathroom to be stacked on top of each other and on the floor. Instructed manager to detail clean and remove any items not necessary to operation of facility and to maintain storage closet.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

4. Nov 4, 2024 No Entry

   Non-Inspection · No Entry

   No violations

5. Nov 7, 2023 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Noted cracks on floor at the dinning area. Instructed to repair and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6. Nov 8, 2022 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   3 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the filter attatchment above the front bar area with dust build up. Instructed to clean and maintain the said filter attachment.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed damaged wall bases in the women's toilet room. Instructed to repair said wall bases to prevent potential pest harborage areas and to make the surface smooth and easily cleanable and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the filters under the ventilation hood with slight dust build up over the cooking equipment. Instructed to clean and maintain filters.

     Official wording (code 56)

     Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

7. Oct 27, 2022 No Entry

   Non-Inspection · No Entry

   No violations

8. Mar 2, 2021 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   No violations

9. Jul 22, 2020 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 critical1 general Show violations

   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Observed low temperature dish machine in rear dishwashing area not properly sanitizing. Sanitizing strength of sanitizer (chlorine) at the time of inspection was at 00 ppm. Instructed to use 3-compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize dishes and to not use dish machine until equipment is properly sanitizing at a minimum of 50 ppm. Manager then corrected issue on site. Sanitizer reading is now at 50 ppm. Priority violation. 7-38-025. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • GeneralRepeat violation

     A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

     Inspector’s note: Previous core violation not corrected from 5/28/2019, report #2290513. #58-no proof of allergen training for the city of chicago certified food manager. Must provide. Priority foundation violation. 7-42-090. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 60)

     Previous core violation corrected

10. May 28, 2019 Conditional

    Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

    4 critical4 general2 paperwork Show violations

    • CriticalManagement & training

      Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

      Inspector’s note: No written employee health policy on site. Must provide. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

      Official wording (code 3)

      Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

    • CriticalManagement & training

      No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

      Inspector’s note: No written cleaning procedure or required equipment for a vomiting or diarrhea event. Must provide. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

      Official wording (code 5)

      Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

    • CriticalFood temperature

      Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

      Inspector’s note: All prepared tcs foods held longer than 24 hours must be date labeled with an expiration date no longer than 7 days. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

      Official wording (code 23)

      Proper date marking and disposition

    • CriticalFood handling

      No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.

      Inspector’s note: Must provide a consumer advisory, disclose and inform consumers the specific menu items that are raw or under cooked and a potential hazard of consuming such food. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

      Official wording (code 25)

      Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

      Inspector’s note: All bulk spice/food containers must be labeled with the product common name.

      Official wording (code 37)

      Food properly labeled; original container

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed a raw wooden board used as a prop under the dish area hand washing sink. Must remove or paint/seal to be non-absorbent, smooth and cleanable.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

      Inspector’s note: Spray arm on the three compartment sink repaired with duct tape. Must properly repair and remove tape.

      Official wording (code 51)

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Missing ceiling tiles in the men's washroom, at the dish washing area and above the entrance to the dry food storage room. Damaged ceiling tiles in the woman's washroom. Must replace/seal all ceiling openings.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Not all food employees had food-handler training.

      Inspector’s note: No proof of training or certificates for all food handlers. Must provide.

      Official wording (code 57)

      All food employees have food handler training

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: No proof of allergen training for the city of chicago certified food manager. Must provide.

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

11. Jun 29, 2018 Pass

    License Re-Inspection · Pass

    3 general Show violations

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Raw wood must be smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent surface

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Elevate items 6" from floor at rear storage area.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

      Inspector’s note: Seal all openings on walls throughout,replace missing tiles at dish room.

12. Jun 22, 2018 Fail

    License · Fail

    1 critical6 general Show violations

    • CriticalCritical (pre-2018 form)

      Adequate number, convenient, accessible, designed, and maintained

      Inspector’s note: No handwashing sink provided at prep/cooking area instructed to install said sink under city plumbing code,provide soap and paper towel. Rear wash bowl in dish room area not maintain,no hot/cold water provided.instructed to repair cause. Critical violation:7-38-030

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

      Inspector’s note: Door at 3617 n broadway not rodent proof instructed to rodent/insect proof said door. Serious violation:7-38-020

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      Dish machines: provided with accurate thermometers, chemical test kits and suitable gauge cock

      Inspector’s note: No chemical test kit provided on site,instructed to provide. Serious violation:7-38-030

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      Adequate number, convenient, accessible, properly designed and installed

      Inspector’s note: Non-commercial dishwasher on site instructed to replace with a commercial unit or remove unit. Serious violation:7-38-030

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Raw wood must be smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent surface

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Elevate items 6" from floor at rear storage area.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

      Inspector’s note: Seal all openings on walls throughout,replace missing tiles at dish room.