Adda Indian Cuisine
1400 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
Restaurant ZIP 60607 Risk 1 (High)
Passed · as of Aug 31, 2026
Adda Indian Cuisine was last inspected on August 31, 2026 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 6 violations.
Latest inspection
August 31, 2026 · Complaint
Result: Pass
6 general-
GeneralFood temperature
Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.
Inspector’s note: Missing thermometers in prep coolers. Instd to provide thermometers in coolers and maintain
Official wording (code 36)
Thermometers provided & accurate
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Missing labels with common name on dry storage and spice containers in basement storage area. Instd to label with common name and maintain
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralFood handling
Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.
Inspector’s note: Deep freezer and storage rack with single service articles stored under unshielded sewer lines in basement. Instd to relocate or properly shield sewer lines to intercept potential drips.
Official wording (code 44)
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Holes in wall in dry storage room in basement. Instd to seal holes 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: Excessive black substance on wall behind and underneath warewashing unit. Instd to remove black substance on wall and maintain clean
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Cracked and missing lightshields in prep areas and warewashing area. Instd to replace lightshields and maintain
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspection history
8 inspections on record
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
4 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: Cutting board heavily stained and with deep, dark grooves. Instd to replace cutting boards and maintain same
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: Grocery bags being used to store food in freezer. Black crates with openings being used to store variety of vegetables in walk in cooler. Instd to provide proper food grade storage containers and maintain
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: Excessive black substance on wall behind warewashing unit. Instd to remove black substance on wall and maintain clean
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Cracked and missing lightshields in prep areas and warewashing area. Instd to replace lightshields and maintain
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
2 general Show violations
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.
Inspector’s note: Observed food containers stored on the floor in the basement storage areas. Instructed manager to properly store and protect food items from contamination while stored by elevating at least six inches from the floor on raised shelving units.
Official wording (code 39)
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Observed two burned out light-bulbs in the hood ventilation unit. Instructed to replace bulbs and maintain lighting in the unit.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
1 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed loose debris, dirt and dust buildup on the floors and corners throughout the facility. Instructed to detail clean and increase cleaning frequency of floors. Must maintain at all times.
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
1 critical7 general1 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Found low temperature dish machine not sanitizing; chlorine reading 0 ppm. Priority violation 7-38-025. Citation issued. Dish machine has been tagged and may not be used until reinspected by cdph and sanitizing according to data plate.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 50 rat droppings on the floor near the grease trap and adjacent storage room located in the basement. Management instructed to clean and remove all rodent droppings from all affected areas and contact pest control to eliminate all pest activity from the premises. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed facility without a chemical test kit on site for the sanitizer (chlorine) being used for the low-temperature dish machine or the sanitizer (q u a t) being used at the 3-compartment sink. Instructed management that a test kit that accurately measures the concentration in mg/l of a sanitizing solution must be provided. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Found heavy ice and food debris build up in the three chest freezers located in the basement. Must defrost, remove ice, clean, and maintain.
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: Observed a leak at the prep/dish area handwashing sink faucet. Must repair.
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 tile flooring without grout in the cooks line area. Must regrout tile flooring 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: Must replace burned-out light bulbs inside the ventilation hood to provide adequate lighting and maintain.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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GeneralRepeat violation
A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.
Inspector’s note: Observed previous core violations from 3/22/22 report #2553252 not corrected: violation #10 (6-301.14) observed no hand washing signage at hand sink at bar. Must provide. Violation #37 (3-302.12) observed no label on food containers in the basement (spices). Instructed to provide common name to identify properly. Violation #47 (4-101.19) must remove foil used as liners on shelves throughout the kitchen prep area. Violation #47 (4-102.11) observed grocery bags used to store frozen chicken in the chest freezer. Instructed to use food-grade containers to store items. Violation #53 (5-501.17) women's bathroom must have a trash can with a lid covered. Violation #55 (6-501.114) observed excessive clutter in basement storage with wooden doors and other unnecessary items. Must remove from premises. Must correct previous core violations. Priority foundation 7-42-090. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 60)
Previous core violation corrected
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PaperworkManagement & training
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: Observed no city of chicago certified food manager on the premises while tcs foods (lamb, chicken) were being prepared and served. Instructed management: a city of chicago certified food manager must be present at all times while tcs foods are being prepared or served. Priority foundation 7-38-012. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
1 critical5 general Show violations
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Observed no hand washing signage at hand sink at bar. Must provide.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Observed no label on food containers in basement (spices). Instructed to provide common name to properly identify.
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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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: Must remove foil used as liners on shelves throughout kitchen prep area.
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 grocery bags used to store frozen chicken in chest freezer. Instructed to use food grade containers to store items.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.
Inspector’s note: Women's bathroom must have a trash can with lid covered.
Official wording (code 53)
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed excessive clutter in basement storage with wooden doors and other unneccessary items. Must remove from premises.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Conditional
License · Pass w/ Conditions
1 critical2 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: No employee health policy on premsies as required; must provide. Instructed the person in charge to provide documentation of employees responsibility to report any illness transmissible through food. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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PaperworkManagement & training
Not all food employees had food-handler training.
Inspector’s note: Instructed the person in charge that all food handlers must obtain the required food handler training.
Official wording (code 57)
All food employees have food handler training
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: Instructed the person in charge that all city of chicago food service managers must obtain the required food allergen training.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
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