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Little Einsteins Academy

2896 S ARCHER AVE, Chicago, IL 60608 · Cook County

15cited violations
1serious tier
12inspections
9tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (Children'S Services Facility)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2374057
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025120
2024120
2023100
2022100
2021230
2019120
2018100
2017131
2016220
2015110

Inspections

  1. Apr 18, 2025 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-501.12 OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL BY THE STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-501.114 OBSERVED UNUSED POTS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.

  2. Mar 1, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, SUCH AS A POT STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND A BOX OF BLEACH STORED ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BETWEEN THE STOVE AND THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

  3. Apr 25, 2023 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  4. May 2, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  5. Apr 30, 2021 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE SMALL TODDLERS ROOM DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

  6. Jan 4, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

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

      THE SINKS IN THE TOILET ROOMS NEEDS TO BE CAULKED AT THE TOP. INSTRUCTED TO CAULK AROUND SINKS AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      MUST REMOVE THE FOIL FROM THE TOP OF THE STOVE AND CLEAN/MAINTAIN THE AREA.

  7. Apr 17, 2019 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

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

      OBSERVED CARDBOARD ON THE TOP ON THE BOX FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN, ALSO ALUMINUM FOIL ON TOP OF THE STOVE, AND IN THE OVEN ON RACKS, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD, AND FOIL.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING VENTS, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE DUST AND MAINTAIN.

  8. Dec 6, 2018 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  9. Apr 27, 2017 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Critical

      POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

      OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED MILK AT 44.6-47F, YOGURT AT 47.8F, EGGS AT 44.6F, AND CHEESE AT 50.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 8 GALLONS OF MILK AND 8# OF FOOD WORTH APPROXIMATELY $30. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.

    • Not serious Minor

      REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

      NO THERMOMETER WAS PROVIDED INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR. MUST PROVIDE. NO PROBE THERMOMETER WAS AVAILABLE ONSITE TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.

  10. Jun 23, 2016 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  11. Jun 16, 2016 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

      OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE CONCENTRATION OF THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      OBSERVED FLOORS WITH MINOR DIRT DEBRIS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  12. May 15, 2015 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

      PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATOR AND METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.

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.