Farmer's Fridge

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Inspections

1. Sep 29, 2026 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     HANDWASH SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN PREP ROOM "X". OBSERVED BOTTOM PIPE DETACHED CAUSING WATER TO LEAK DIRECTLY ON FLOOR. (HANDSINK REPAIRED AND CONNECTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     OBSERVED CLEANED DISHES IN CLEAN ROOM NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INVERT ALL DISHES ONCE WASHED AND WHILE STORED TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED LEAK AT HANDSINK IN DISH ROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX RESTROOM IN HALL NEAR CONFERENCE ROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED WALLS IN CONFERENCE ROOM AND RESTROOM IN HALL NEAR CONFERENCE ROOM NOT COVED/ENCLOSED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL BASEBOARDS FOR THE PREVENTION OF PEST HARBORAGE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED DAMAGE TO WALL OUTSIDE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM CAUSING SURFACE TO BE CRACKED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

2. Dec 11, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     4-204.112(B): MISSING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL WALK IN COOLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     5-205.15: EYEWASH DEVICE ATTACHED TO HANDWASH SINK FAUCET IN PREP AREA Y. INSTD TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AS HANDWASH SINK ONLY

3. Dec 9, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA H WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVELY WORKING, CURRENT TEMPERATURE AT 60.0F. INSTD TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE (100F-120F) AT ALL TIMES. CITAION ISSUED 7-38-30(C) PRIORITY

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT HANDWASH SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVELY WORKING: PREP AREA T, PREP AREA V , PREP AREA W, PREP AREA X, PREP AREA Y. PREP AREA Z, AND WAREWASHING ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT HANDSINKS AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HANDWASH SINKS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     HANDWASH SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN WAREWASHING ROOM. EQUIPMENT IN BASIN OF SINK, ITEMS IN FRONT OF SINK, AND WATER TURNED OFF. INSTD TO HAVE WATER ON AND MAINTAIN SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. DURING INSPECTION, EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS REMOVED, AND WATER TURNED ON. VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION. SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     MISSING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL WALK IN COOLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     EYEWASH DEVICE ATTACHED TO HANDWASH SINK FAUCET IN PREP AREA Y. INSTD TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AS HANDWASH SINK ONLY

   • Severity not stated

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     IN USE SCRAPE SINKS ATTACHED TO WAREWASHING UNITS MISSING PIPES UNDERNEATH, WHICH IS CAUSING WASTE WATER TO ACTIVELY ACCUMULATE ON FLOOR IN WAREWASHING ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING TO PROPERLY CONVEY WASTE WATER. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIOERITY

4. Oct 24, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     OBSERVED PIPE IN DISHWASHING ROOM DRAINING ONTO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO EXTEND TO DRAIN.

5. Dec 13, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

     OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.PRIORITY FOUNDATION

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED

6. Dec 6, 2023 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

     OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.PRIORITY FOUNDATION

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN PRODUCE RINSE/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINKS SLOWLY DRAINING IN PRODUCE AND LARGE PRODUCTION AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

7. Nov 5, 2019 Suspected Food Poisoning · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MISSING ON ALL LABELS:(A) FOOD PACKAGED SHALL BE LABELED AS SPECIFIED IN LAW, INCLUDING 21 CFR 101- FOOD LABELING, AND 9 CFR 317 LABELING, MARKING DEVICE, AND CONTAINERS. (B) LABEL INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE: (1) THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD, OR ABSENT A COMMON NAME; AN ADEQUATELY DESCRIPTIVE IDENTITY STATEMENT; (3) IF MADE FROM TWO OF MORE INGREDIENTS, A LIST OF INGREDIENTS AND SUB-INGREDIENTS IN DESCENDING ORDER OF PREDOMINANCE BY WEIGHT, INCLUDING A DECLARATION OF ARTIFICAL COLORS, ARTIFICAL FLAVORS AND CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES, IF CONTAINED IN THE FOOD. (3) AN ACCURATE DECLARATION OF THE NET QUANTITY OF CONTENTS; (6) EXCEPT AS EXEMPTED IN THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT SECTION 403(q)(3)-(5), NUTRITION LABELING AS SPECIFIED IN 21CFR, 101- FOOD LABELING AND 9 CFR 317 SUBPART B NUTRITION LABELING. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR ALL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING HOUSEMADE GREEK HERB VINAIGRETTE.

8. Apr 5, 2019 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     4-204.112(B): MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR VENDING MACHINES. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     5-402.12: UNABLE TO VERIFY LOCATION OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR. INSTD TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY/VISUALLY SEE LOCATION

   • Severity not stated

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     5-501.1 REFUSE RECEPTACLE OBSERVED WITHIN A VENDING MACHINE. INSTD TO REMOVE. A REFUSE RECEPTACLE MAY NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN A VENDING MACHINE.

9. Mar 29, 2019 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND INSTALL.

   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR VENDING MACHINES. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     RECEIVING AND SHIPPING OVERHEAD DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/4-1/2 GAP NOTED AT BOTTOM AND SIDES OF DOORS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING AT ALL TIMES.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     VENDING MACHINES USED FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS WITHOUT AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL THAT PREVENT THE MACHINE FROM VENDING FOOD IF THERE IS A POWER FAILURE, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR OTHER CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE INTERNAL MACHINE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FOOD TEMPERATURES. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY 7-38-005.

   • Severity not stated

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     UNABLE TO VERIFY LOCATION OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR. INSTD TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY/VISUALLY SEE LOCATION.

   • Severity not stated

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     REFUSE RECEPTACLE OBSERVED WITHIN A VENDING MACHINE. INSTD TO REMOVE. A REFUSE RECEPTACLE MAY NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN A VENDING MACHINE.