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Sluggers

3540 N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL 60657 · Cook County

17cited violations
1serious tier
4inspections
5tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2588926
Status
Risk 2 (Medium)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2024260
20182111

Inspections

  1. Aug 28, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Severity not stated

      ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

      NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

  2. Aug 21, 2024 Canvass · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      OBSERVED ACCUMULATED BLACK DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINES DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL ICE MACHINES BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. ALL ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINES VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED.

    • Severity not stated

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

      3-DOOR PREP STAND UP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE SAID DAMAGED DOORS RUBBER GASKETS.

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK COLD WATER HANDLE LOOSE. MUST TIGHTEN PREP AREA COLD WATER HANDLE TO SINK.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

      NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

  3. Mar 30, 2018 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

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

      MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION. ALL SHELVING MUST LEAVE FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT THE REAR STORAGE BOX FREEZERS AND TALL REACH IN COOLER.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      WALL ON THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN BOARD IN POOR REPAIR. MUST SEAL AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON THE MOP SINK AND WALL HOSE BIBB IN UTILITY CLOSET. WASTE WATER PIPING ABOVE THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE MUST BE ENCASED WITH SOLID TUBING OR PROVIDE CEILING OR REMOVE DRY FOODS.

  4. Mar 28, 2018 License · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Serious Critical

      ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

      BACK BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. FOUND BLOCKED BY ICE BIN. MUST MAKE HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

      MAIN BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOZZLE DOES NOT PROPERLY REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK. MUST PROVIDE A NOZZLE TO REACH ALL COMPARTMENTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

      ALL PREPARED FOODS N FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. BULK POPCORN CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION. ALL SHELVING MUST LEAVE FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOR TILES AT THE REAR STORAGE BOX FREEZERS AND TALL REACH IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE METAL PANS AS PROPPING UNDER BOX FREEZER.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      ALL RAW WOOD ON WALLS BEHIND BACK BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND SHELVING IN REAR DRY STORAGE MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. WALL ON THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN BOARD IN POOR REPAIR. MUST SEAL AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON THE MOP SINK AND WALL HOSE BIBB IN UTILITY CLOSET. WASTE WATER PIPING ABOVE THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE MUST BE ENCASED WITH SOLID TUBING OR PROVIDE CEILING OR REMOVE DRY FOODS.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.