Pass

Chi-Town Favorites

2300 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608

Mobile Food Preparer ZIP 60608 Risk 2 (Medium)

Passed · as of May 14, 2025

Chi-Town Favorites was last inspected on May 14, 2025 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 4 violations.

Latest inspection

May 14, 2025 · Canvass

Pass

Result: Pass

3 general1 paperwork
  • GeneralFood handling

    Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

    Inspector’s note: Observed soiled wiping cloths on prep tables. Instructed manager to store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution between uses.

    Official wording (code 41)

    Wiping cloths: properly used & stored

  • GeneralFood handling

    Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

    Inspector’s note: Observed single service articles not inverted. Instructed manager to invert all single sertvice articles to protect fron contaminstion.

    Official wording (code 45)

    Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

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

    Inspector’s note: Observed no stoppers for 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.

    Official wording (code 47)

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

  • PaperworkManagement & training

    Not all food employees had food-handler training.

    Inspector’s note: Observed no food handler training for employees. All employees must provide food handler training.

    Official wording (code 57)

    All food employees have food handler training

Inspection history

2 inspections on record

  1. Conditional

    License · Pass w/ Conditions

    1 critical Show violations
    • CriticalFood handling

      Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

      Inspector’s note: 4-303.11(b) observed no appropriate food contact surface sanitizer on the mobile food vehicle; at the time of the inspection, the manager provided pure ammonia as the sanitizer for food contact surfaces. Instructed never to use harsh chemicals to sanitize food contact surfaces. Mfp must provide approved food contact surface sanitizers such as quaternary ammonium or chlorine (bleach) to safely and properly sanitize all food contact surfaces. By the end of the inspection manager provided chlorine bleach. Priority violation 7-38-025.

      Official wording (code 16)

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 18 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.