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The Bad Apple

658 W BELDEN AVE, Chicago, IL 60614 · Cook County

5cited violations
0serious tier
3inspections
4tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2917872
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025240
2024110

Inspections

  1. Sep 25, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  2. Sep 17, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      OBSERVED MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE IN KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED OVER 150 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT ALCOHOL STORAGE ROOM, ON BASEMENT FLOOR ALONG WALL BY DRY FOOD STORAGE AND IN ELECTRICAL CLOSET. MUST ELIMINATE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(a). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED TORN RODENT PROOF STRIP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR NEXT TO ICE MACHINE IN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR.

    • Severity not stated

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

      OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE IN KITCHEN PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN PREPARING FOOD.

  3. Jul 2, 2024 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON BASEMENT FLOOR AROUND SUMP PUMP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST KEEP BASEMENT FLOOR DRY/CLEAN THROUGHOUT.

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.