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Stevenson Middle School (branch)

4350 W 79th St, Chicago, IL 60652 · Cook County

31cited violations
1serious tier
19inspections
12tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (School)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
25472
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026110
2025100
2024231
2023120
2022120
2021100
2020150
2019230
2018120
2017110
2016110
2015110
2014130
2013130
2012110
2011110
2010120

Inspections

  1. Aug 26, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOORS AJACENT FROM THE KITCHEN WITH A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM. MUST SEAL TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS.

  2. Sep 12, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  3. Sep 20, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  4. Sep 17, 2024 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASH SINKS IN BOY STUDENTS AND STAFF TOILET ROOM, TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 72.0F-75.9F. INSTD TO PROVIDE 100F-120F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      TOILET SEAT IN DISREPAIR IN FOOD STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      VENT ABOVE SERVICE LINE WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  5. Sep 15, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED MISSING HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT BOYS, GIRLS, AND STAFF RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS INSIDE OF UNISEX/ STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

  6. Sep 20, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      MISSING COVER ON RECEPTACLES IN GIRLS TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERS AND MSINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BOY STUDENTS TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPLACE TILES AND MAINTAIN SAME

  7. Sep 14, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  8. Sep 16, 2020 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

      NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION

    • Severity not stated

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PROCEDURE ON SITE. HOWEVER MUST PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY ITEMS . PRORITY FOUNDATION

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      NO ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN LUNCHROOM WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

  9. Feb 13, 2019 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  10. Feb 6, 2019 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

      OBSERVED A FOOD SCOOP STORED IN THE 2-DOOR FREEZER IN A BAG OF ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND IN-USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED PROPERLY BETWEEN USES.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      OBSERVED URINAL IN GIRLS BATHROOM ON WEST END OF THE SCHOOL NOT FLUSHING PROPERLY, AS WELL AS THE URINAL IN THE BOYS BATHROOM ON THE WEST END OF THE SCHOOL BACKING UP WATER AND NOT FLUSHING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030(C)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED DUMPSTER AREA WITH TRASH OVERFLOWING AND COVERINGS OPEN AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED THAT OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES/LIDS MUST BE CLOSED, TIGHT FITTING, AND PEST HARBORAGE PROOF. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-020(b).

  11. Jan 10, 2018 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

      OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.

    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE PREP/DISH AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

  12. Mar 31, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      EXTERIOR OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR WITH RUSTY SURFACES. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN SURFACE.

  13. Feb 24, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED THE METERED FAUCETS IN THE STUDENT RESTROOMS NOT RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. ALSO OBSERVED THE WASTE PIPE TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNDER THE MIDDLE BASIN LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO ADJUST AND MAKESURE ALL METERED FAUCETS RUN FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS AND REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.

  14. Feb 23, 2015 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

      OBSERVED PEELING PAINT OVER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND IN THE SIDE COMPUTER ROOM, ALSO WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

  15. May 7, 2014 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      FOUND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE BOYS TOILET ROOM BY THE CAFETERIA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FLOOR TILES.

    • Not serious Minor

      WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

      FOUND VENTS AND WALLS IN ALL THE STUDENTS TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS AND WALLS.

    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      FOUND THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES THAT MUST BE FIX AND MAINTAINED: NO HOT WATER AND VERY LOW COLD WATER PRESSURE AT THE (RIGHT) WASH BOWLS IN THE BOYS/GIRLS TOILET ROOMS BY THE MAIN OFFICE. MISSING HOT WATER KNOB ON THE LEFT WASH BOWL IN THE GIRLS TOILET ROOM BY THE CAFETERIA.

  16. Jan 18, 2013 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

      REPAIR WALL IN COMPUTER ROOM CORNER AT HEATING VENT, ALSO IN THIS ROOM NEED TO REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES. GYM/LUNCHROOM DINING AREA CLEAN CEILING VENTS, REMOVE PEELING PAINT OVER DINING TABLES.

    • Not serious Minor

      LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

      1 LIGHT OUT IN GYM/DINING AREA NEED TO REPAIR.

    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      NEED TO REPAIR PUSH HANDLES AT THE GIRLS,BOYS RESTROOMS NORTH SIDE.

  17. Jan 20, 2012 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

      The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.REPAIR WALLS AROUND THE NEW ENTRANCE DOOR AT PREP/SERVING AREA.

  18. May 19, 2011 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DOOR JAM AT SIDE DOOR IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

  19. Mar 9, 2010 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      RUSTY RACKS IN MILK COOLER. REPAIR OR REPLACE SAME.

    • Not serious Minor

      APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

      FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTD TO DO SO

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 3, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.