Sweetgreen

Year by year

Inspections

1. Feb 26, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRONT COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS & SHELVING UNITS,PREP TABLES.MUST DELIME DISH MACHINE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA,OVER 3- COMP SINK AND UPPER WALL VENT IN DINING AREA.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     MUST PROVIDE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD MANAGERS.

2. Mar 12, 2025 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

3. Jan 2, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

4. Jan 23, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE FAN GUARDS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

5. Feb 8, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     Prep double sink faucet in poor repair, cold water knob not shutting off. instructed to repair plumbing and maintain.

6. Jan 18, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED NO INTERNAL THERMOMETERS WITHIN COLD HOLD UNITS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

7. Jan 10, 2022 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED NO INTERNAL THERMOMETERS WITHIN COLD HOLD UNITS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     OBSERVED GREASE TRAP LEAKING AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIOIRITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025.

8. Jan 25, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     FLY TRAP INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO FOOD FPR TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM OPEN FOOD AREA.

9. Mar 5, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     MUST POST HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND SINKS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     FOUND NO THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER AND MAINBTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

     OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A BEARD GUARD WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BEARD GUARDS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD.

   • Severity not stated

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

     FOUND GREEN CUTTING BOARD IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACING. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     FOUND LEAK UNDERNEATH COLD HOLDING UNIT NEXT TO HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND WATER FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS, ALSO CLEAN DRIED DEBRIS FROM ALL FLOOR DRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

10. Aug 22, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

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

      OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE UNISEX WASHROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

11. Apr 3, 2018 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

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

      UTENSILS NOT CLEANED PROPERLY, OIL RESIDUAL NOTED IN CLEANED FOOD CONTAINERS AT THE CLEAN UTENSILS RACK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOOD PARTICLES DURING WASHING.

    • Not serious Minor

      APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

      FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.

12. Oct 10, 2017 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.