Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club
2105-2109 S STATE ST, Chicago, IL 60616 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2966521
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Inspections
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May 5, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED THE RUBBER DOOR GASKETS TO THE TALL TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GASKETS TO AVOID AIR ESCAPING FROM UNIT.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN TO REMOVE BUILD UP FROM GREASE AND DUST. ALSO CLEAN BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ON THE FLOOR/WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN. GREASE/DUST ALSO OBSERVED ON THE PIPES CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT TO THE GAS LINES; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. THE WALL BEHIND THE GRILL IN NEED OF CLEANING IN KITCHEN. THE CEILING VENTS AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST AND PARTICLES. THE FAN COVERS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED HOLES IN THE CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AROUND THE SEWER DRAIN; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES IN FLOOR.
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING.
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN VALID CERTIFICATES.
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Severity not stated
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Jul 16, 2025 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
4-903.11(A; C): OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Apr 29, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
4-903.11(A;C): OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
4-301.12: OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS ON SITE FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Apr 22, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Priority
NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED
OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD. FOOD HANDLER USED BARE HAND, WHEN PLATING FRIES TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED MUST USE GLOVES OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE APPROVED METHODS WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOOD AND PRODUCTS. APPROXIMATELY 2LBS AT $5 WORTH OF PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
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Serious
Priority
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. PERSON IN CHARGE WAS ABLE TO REPAIR DISHWASHING MACHINE. MAINTENANCE WAS ALSO CONTACTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
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Severity not stated
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. DICED TOMATOES (50.3F), RAW CHICKEN (51.6F), BLUE CHEESE (46.3F), FRIED CHICKEN (60.6F) FOUND IN THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREP REAR. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 16LBS AT $188 WORTH OF PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
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Severity not stated
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS ON SITE FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Serious
Priority
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Jul 17, 2024 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK ON THE ROOF TOP/ PATIO BAR MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
3-302.12: OBSERVED ONE BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINER ACROSS FROM THE FOOD WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-202.15: OBSERVED THE TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND THE EXIT DOOR IN THE VENUE BAR WITH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
4-904.11: OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS USED FOR THE PREP COOLERS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DISHWARE ON FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(C): OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS IN THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE HINGES, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD SPLATTERS, AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM THE MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.13: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, FLOUR RESIDUE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK. ALSO, IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT WHERE DISHWARE IS STORED, SURROUNDING THE BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER; ALL OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.17: OBSERVED THE ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MINI COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED DIRT LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE MOP SINK AND THE THREE COMP IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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May 14, 2024 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK ON THE ROOF TOP/ PATIO BAR MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED ONE BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINER ACROSS FROM THE FOOD WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED THE TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND THE EXIT DOOR IN THE VENUE BAR WITH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS USED FOR THE PREP COOLERS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DISHWARE ON FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS IN THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE HINGES, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD SPLATTERS, AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM THE MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, FLOUR RESIDUE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK. ALSO, IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT WHERE DISHWARE IS STORED, SURROUNDING THE BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER; ALL OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MINI COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED DIRT LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE MOP SINK AND THE THREE COMP IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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.