Diego
459 N OGDEN AVE, Chicago, IL 60642 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2988044
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Inspections
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Sep 3, 2026 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Aug 25, 2026 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT THE BAR NEAR HANDSINK, ON LIQUOR WELL AND FLYING NEAR DRAINS. NOTED FLIES IN BASMENT STORAGE NEAR ICE MACHINE. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED SIDE DOOR TO FACILITY OPEN AS WELL AS EXIT DOOR ATTACHED TO PREP AREA OPEN DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT OUTER OPENINGS IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST MAINTAIN
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Severity not stated
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Severity not stated
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE UNCOVERED ON TABLES ON OUTSIDE PATIO AS WELL AS INDOOR DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER IN ORDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED SHELVING RACKS LOCATED IN PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATED DUST DIRT, PIPING CONNECTED TO OVEN WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE, LIQUOR WELLS IN BAR AS WELL AS OTHER EQUIPMENT IN SAID PREP SPACES WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER GRILL AND FRYING EQUIPMENT .INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE.
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED FANS LOCATED IN PREP AREAS STORED ABOVED KITCHENWARE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND DIRT.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Oct 14, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Priority
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
No chemical sanitizer provide at final rinse for low temp dish machine, 0ppm obtained on Cl test strips, empty sanitizer container hocked to machine, instructed to provide proper sanitizer concentration at final rinse. Priority violation 7-38-025. by the end of inspection manager obtained a sanitizer container.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP
No variance on site for vacuum packaging on site, found several cooked meat in vacuum packages placed in walk-in cooler and and pre cooler, a cryovac machine found in basement. Instructed manager not to use machine until a variance from the CDPH IS OBTAINED. MACHINE IS TAGGED AND FOOD DISCARDED. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005
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Severity not stated
VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS
refer to violation #29.
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Severity not stated
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
No thermometer provided in basement's walk-in cooler, Instructed to provide.
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Severity not stated
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
No labels on bulk food containers ( salt ) instructed to provide.
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Severity not stated
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
Deli cups not air dried after washing and stacking, Instructed to air dry all multi-use utensils.
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Serious
Priority
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Sep 5, 2024 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Priority
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED NO CHLORINE SANITIZER AT THE FINAL RINSE OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS IN USE WITH UTENSILS STORED INSIDE OF THE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 100 PPM CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
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Serious
Priority
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF COOKED BEANS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 47F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED NO MOP SINK ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
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Severity not stated
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED ONE OF THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Serious
Priority
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.