Subway
6456 W 63RD ST, Chicago, IL 60638 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2042031
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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May 4, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND RETAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
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Severity not stated
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Jul 24, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
BASINS OF SINKS IN TOILET ROOM NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Severity not stated
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Dec 9, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
MISSING SHIELD FOR LIGHT IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELD AND MAINTAIN
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Severity not stated
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Feb 9, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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May 17, 2023 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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May 8, 2023 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED COLD TCS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN FRONT COOLER TURKEY 51.8F, SLICED TOMATOES 48.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED THERMOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON SHELVING UNDER FRONT HOT HOLDING AND COLD HOLDING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2570877 ON 2-7-23: 45-OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS STORED INSIDE CABINET UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS UNDER SINK TO PROTECT FROM POTENTIAL LEAKAGE.51-OBSERVED LEAKING STOPPER UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. OBSERVED NO VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. 58-OBSERVED NO VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
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Severity not stated
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Feb 7, 2023 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN TCS FOOD (MEATBALLS 143.6F, SOUP 143.3F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
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Severity not stated
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS STORED INSIDE CABINET UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS UNDER SINK TO PROTECT FROM POTENTIAL LEAKAGE.
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED LEAKING STOPPER UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAAINIG.
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Severity not stated
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Apr 5, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINK IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM AND HANDWASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA
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Severity not stated
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED IN CONTAINER OF SANITIZING SOLUTION AT SANDWICH PREP LINE. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY (I.E in hot water 135F OR above , on a clean portion of the FOOD preparation table only if the in-use utensil and the food contact surface of the FOOD preparation table is cleaned and sanitized at a specified frequency, or in a protected manner)
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
CARDBOARD LINING ON STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE SO AS SURFACE TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
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Severity not stated
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Jul 2, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE KEPT IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
ALL FIXTURES IN WASHROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
WALLS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 31, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 28, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN SUPPLIES ON SITE NOTED ON PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
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Severity not stated
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jan 4, 2018 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Jan 2, 2018 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Critical
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
COLD HOLD DISPLAY/STORAGE UNIT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, 46.0F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD NOT TO USE UNIT UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL. UNIT MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPEATURE OF 40F OR BELOW.
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Serious
Critical
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN COLD HOLD UNIT: TUNA AT 45.0F, CHICKEN AT 44.6, STEAK 47.7F, BUFFALO CHICKEN 46.2F, ROAST BEEF 46.4F, CHEESE 46.5, ALL PRODUCT DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPRX 30 LBS $250 VALUE. VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
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Serious
Critical
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Mar 14, 2017 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Critical
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE, BASIN OF SINK FILLED WITH TRAYS. ALSO NO SOAP AT REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTD TO HAVE HANDSINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES WITH BASIN EMPTY/CLEAR OF EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
WORN SUBSTANCE WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE ON CAULKING WITH ALONG WALLBASE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. VENT ABOVE BREAD OVENS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Serious
Critical
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Feb 16, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOOR DRAIN IN MOP SINK AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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Not serious
Minor
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May 15, 2015 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED THE 1ST COMP. OF THE 3 COMPP. SINK LEAKING AT LOWER PIPE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Not serious
Minor
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May 12, 2014 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Critical
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
FOUND FRONT PREP REACH IN COOLER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER, AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 55.4F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO IT MAINTAINS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
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Serious
Critical
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. PIZZAS (55.3F), EGGS (54.2F), ROAST BEEF (52.7F), PEPPERONI (52.6F) AND HAM (52.6F). ALL ITEMS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED. A COMBINED WEIGHT OF APPROX. 25LBS. VALUED AT $150. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. HAM, TUNA, CHICKEN, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
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Serious
Critical
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Jun 14, 2013 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
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Not serious
Minor
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Jun 4, 2012 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. DEEP CUTS, DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
ALL SHELVES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO RMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
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Oct 28, 2011 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
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Not serious
Minor
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
LIGHT OUT IN WALK-IN FREEZER. REPLACE SAME.
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Not serious
Minor
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Jun 24, 2010 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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.