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Quest At British International School Of Chicago

161 W 9TH ST, Chicago, IL 60605 · Cook County

14cited violations
4serious tier
9inspections
7tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (Private School)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2807730
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026100
2025221
2024130
2023253
2022220
2021120

Inspections

  1. Feb 25, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  2. Jun 16, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  3. Jun 9, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

    • Serious Priority

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT BOYS' AND GIRLS' BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE BASEMENT. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 74.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. AND ALSO HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN PREP ARE. TEMPERATURE WAS 78F. HOT WATER WAS RESTORED TO KITCHEN PREP AREA. TEMPERATURE WAS 105.4F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)

  4. May 22, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      Coolers thermometer kept in the back at coldest part, instructed to keep in warmest part where it is easy to view.

    • Severity not stated

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

      Ice build-up noted at dairy cooler at first floor coffee station, instructed to remove and maintain.

    • Severity not stated

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

      Condensation noted at cooling lines in walk-in cooler, instructed to isulate.

  5. Mar 14, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  6. Mar 10, 2023 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD/COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HAND DRYING PROVISION (SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS) AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD/COFFEE PREP AREA ON THE 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED HAND WASHING CLEANSER DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED UNDER ABOVE VIOLATION.

    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

      3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A COLD HOLDING UNIT; OBSERVED ABOUT 11 POUNDS OF DELI MEAT SANDWICHES AND CONTAINERS OF YOGURT RANGING FROM 50.3F-51F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      4-301.11 OBSERVED A COLD HOLDING UNIT, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 48F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED TO STORE TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

    • Serious Priority

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      3-306.11 OBSERVED PASTERIES NOT PROPERLY BEING PROTECTED AND NOT STORED UNDER AN EFFECTIVE SNEEZE GUARD ON A COUNTER OF THE SERVING LINE AND ON THE FRONT COUNTER OF THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP/COFFEE SERVING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT ALL FOODS FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER REMOVED SAID ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

  7. May 16, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  8. May 6, 2022 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED 2 OUTSIDE DUMPSTER RECEPTACLES WITH LIDS THAT ARE DAMAGED AND NOT TIGHT FITTING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LIDS FOR ALL OUTSIDE DUMPSTER RECEPTACLES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA OUTSIDE DRY STORAGE WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD.

  9. Sep 2, 2021 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE 1ST FLOOR DRINK PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-201.11 OBSERVED TWO HOLES IN THE CEILING OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM THAT IS LOCATED BY THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED CEILING TILE OFF ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES IN TOILET ROOM AND PUT THE CEILING TILE BACK IN PLACE TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

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.