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Taft Freshman Academy

4071 N OAK PARK AVE, Chicago, IL 60634 · Cook County

7cited violations
0serious tier
8inspections
6tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (School)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
3846266
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026100
2025110
2024100
2023100
2022100
2021120
2020130
2019110

Inspections

  1. Sep 1, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  2. Aug 25, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED BROKEN AND DISCARDED EQUIPMENT PILED IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF ENCLOSED SPACE WHERE DUMPSTER IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

  3. Aug 26, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  4. Sep 7, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  5. Sep 8, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  6. Sep 8, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA NEAR THE STAND-UP 2 DOOR COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE HANGING DUST BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.

  7. Sep 11, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA.

    • Severity not stated

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOFED BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOOR (BY THE WALK-IN COOLER).

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR AREA BY THE EXIT DOOR AND FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.

  8. Sep 27, 2019 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Core

      SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

      OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO LOCATE OR INSTALL A GREASE TRAP. CORE VIOLATION

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.