Chisox Bar & Grill

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Inspections

1. Sep 30, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

2. Sep 11, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     NOTED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE/GAUGE FOR THE WASH AND SANITIZING CYCLES OF WAREWASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

3. Mar 22, 2024 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     6-202.15: OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR LEADING TO THE PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     4-301.12: OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE ALL THREE BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     2-102.13 INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE WHEN STAFF IS HIRED THAT THEY TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAN RECORDS ON SITE.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

4. Mar 20, 2024 License Re-Inspection · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     2-102.14(O): OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     Violation Codes: 6-501.111 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS: SURROUNDING ALL THE COOKING AND DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER WITH FOOD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, BEHIND THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP.DISHWASHING AREA, SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 2ND FLOOR, IN THE IT ROOM ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED INSIDE OF THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: INSIDE AN OPENING UNDER THE BEER DISPENSING UNIT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, IN INSIDE OF AN OPENING THE EQUIPMENT OF THE BAR ON THE SECOND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), NO CITATION

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     6-202.15: OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR LEADING TO THE PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     4-301.12: OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE ALL THREE BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     2-102.13 INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE WHEN STAFF IS HIRED THAT THEY TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAN RECORDS ON SITE.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

5. Feb 27, 2024 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SOAP AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BARS ON THE 1ST AND SECOND FLOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BARS. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED TWO OUTDOOR PATIO STRUCTURES WITHOUT HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN TWO OUTDOOR PATIOS TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN ALL FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, FOOD DISPENSING, AND WAREWASHING AREAS. THE HANDWASHING SINK MUST MEET COMPLIANCE BY HAVING WATER FROM AN APPROVED SOURCE BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO, HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER (100-120 F), AND FULLY EQUIPPED WITH HANDWASHING CLEANSER AND HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Serious Priority

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     OBSERVED A DISHWASHING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT OPERABLE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE MACHINE SERVICED AND READY TO BE INSPECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

     OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF A PREP COOLER ACROSS THE STOVE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT 45.6F. AND ONE COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDER THE STEAM TABLE NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR LEADING TO THE PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED 80-100 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS: SURROUNDING ALL THE COOKING AND DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST & 2ND FLOOR, BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 2ND, IN THE IT ROOM ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MICE CROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: IN THE INSIDE OF THE STEAM TABLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, ON TOP OF THE BAR AND CASHIER EQUIPMENT ON THE 1ST FLOOR, AND INSIDE OF AN OPENING IN THE ICE MACHINE STORAGE AREA ON THE SECOND FLOOR. LIVE ANTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR, LOWER WALL, AND ONE OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED DEAD ANTS ON THE FLOORS NEAR THE HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED TWO OUTDOOR PATIO STRUCTURES THAT WILL HAVE SEATING AND A BAR AREA THAT CONSISTS OF COOLERS AND BEER BARRELS NOT ABLE TO BE FULLY ENCLOSED. INSTRUCTED OUTDOOR PATIOS/BARS MUST MEET COMPLIANCE TO PROTECT FOOD (BEVERAGES AND ICE) FROM DIRT, VERMIN, UNNECESSARY HANDLING, DROPLET CONTAMINATIN, OVERHEAD LEAKAGE OR OTHER CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     OBSERVED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR DISHWASHING MACHINE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE ALL THREE BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE WHEN STAFF IS HIRED THAT THE TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAN RECORDS ON SITE.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.