Sunny Village Cafe
5916-5918 N W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Restaurant ZIP 60630 Risk 2 (Medium)
Pass with Conditions · as of May 4, 2026
Sunny Village Cafe was last inspected on May 4, 2026 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 4 violations.
Latest inspection
May 4, 2026 · Canvass
Result: Pass w/ Conditions
3 general1 paperwork-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: OBSERVED NO DATA PLATE AFFIXED TO MECHANICAL DISH MACHINE. A WAREWASHING machine shall be provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate affixed to the machine by the manufacturer that indicates the machine’s design and operation specifications including the: (A) Temperatures required for washing, rinsing, and SANITIZING; (B) Pressure required for the fresh water SANITIZING rinse unless the machine is designed to use only a pumped SANITIZING rinse
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no temperature measuring devices on dish machine. Mechanical warewashing machines shall have temperature measuring devices in each wash and rinse tank and as the water enters the hot water sanitizing final rinse manifold or in the chemical sanitizing solution tank. Priority foundation violtion 7-38-005. Dish machine tagged.
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed residential dish machine on site. Dish machine does not automatically dispense detergent or sanitizer. Detergent must be manually added. A warewashing machine that is installed shall be equipped to (a) automatically dispense detergents and sanitizers and (b) incorporate a visual means to verify that detergents and sanitizers are not delivered to the respective washing and sanitizing cycles. Dish machine already tagged with previous violation. Priority foundation violation 7-38-025
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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PaperworkManagement & training
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: Observed no verifiable city of chicago certified food manager on site while tcs foods were prepared and served. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspection history
3 inspections on record
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Conditional
Canvass · 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: Observed no signed employee health policies on site for 2 food handler employees serving 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
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: Observed no city of chicago certified food manager on site while time/temperature controlled foods including sliced deli meat is served. Priority foundation 7-38-12
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: Observed no proof of allergen training for certified food manager. Must provide and maintain.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
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Pass
License · Pass
No violations
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 6 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.