RecordWell Data

The Good Ambler

2 N RIVERSIDE PLZ, Chicago, IL 60606 · Cook County

7cited violations
3serious tier
2inspections
2tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
3086098
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026273

Inspections

  1. Jun 8, 2026 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  2. May 26, 2026 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED REAR WASHROOM (NEAR UTILITY CLOSET) HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NO HOT OR COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT TIME OF LICENSE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK WATER SUPPLY TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD WATER BETWEEN 100.0F AND 120.0F AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED COLD WATER NOT AVAILABLE AT THE REAR PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK, WATER TEMPERATURE AT 125.0F WITH ONLY HOT WATER AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK COLD WATER SUPPLY TO PROVIDE WATER AT MAXIMUM OF 120.0F WITH COMBINATION OF HOT AND COLD WATER FOR USE IN HANDWASHING. FACILITY ENGINEER REPAIRED COLD WATER SUPPLY ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED SEVERAL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT ON-SITE IN POOR REPAIR OR REQUIRED FOR MENU BUT NOT PRESENT ON-SITE FOR LICENSE INSPECTION: WALK-IN FREEZER ON-SITE AT INTERIOR AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 34.0F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS REQUIRED FOR GRAB-AND-GO SECTION NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF LICENSE INSPECTION, INSUFFICIENT NUMBER AND CAPACITY OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR PROPOSED MENU (PRE-PACKAGED DAIRY AND BAKERY ITEMS SUCH AS YOGURT, PRE-PACKAGED SANDWICHES). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK-IN FREEZER TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES REQUIRED BY THE LAW AND MAINTAIN COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT IN SUFFICIENT NUMBER AND CAPACITY FOR PROPOSED MENU. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      OBSERVED NO BARRIER PROVIDED BETWEEN CONSUMER ACCESSIBLE AREA AND BAKERY PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BARRIER BETWEEN ALL CONSUMER AREAS AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS TO PREVENT CONSUMER ACCESS TO FOOD PREPARATION AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD, EQUIPMENT, AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM CONSUMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Serious Priority

      HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

      OBSERVED INSUFFICIENT WATER PRESSURE PROVIDED AT THE WAREWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LISTED HANDWASHING SINK PLUMBING TO PROVIDE WATER UNDER ADEQUATE PRESSURE FOR HANDWASHING AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. FACILITY ENGINEER REPAIRED HANDWASHING SINK PLUMBING TO PROVIDE WATER UNDER ADEQUATE PRESSURE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN BOTH ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS TO BE UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN'S AND ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 5, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.