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RestaurantLicence 3006470

Cynthia's Gumbo Express

9943 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

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Latest verdictPassOct 1, 2026 · 12 days ago
Inspections5since Dec 20, 2024
Fail rate0.0%0 of 3 verdictscitywide 22.4% · below average
City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

The whole record

  • Pass100%
  • Conditional0%
  • Fail0%
5 inspections from 2024 to 2026 · hover a mark
20252026
  1. PassOct 1, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 58

      Allergen training as required

      Found the cfms on site has no food allergen training certificates. Instructed to obtain and maintain a valid food allergen training certificates.

  2. No verdictSep 30, 2026Non-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
  3. No verdictMay 15, 2026Non-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
  4. PassOct 30, 2025CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 58

      Allergen training as required

      2-102.13 observed the city of Chicago food service sanitation manager without the required allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

  5. PassDec 20, 2024LicenseRisk 1 (High)
    1. 10

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

      Observed no hand washing signs at hand washing sinks. Instructed manager to provide hand washing signs at all hand washing sinks used by employees.

    2. 53

      Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

      Observed no covered waste receptacle in washroom. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.

    3. 58

      Allergen training as required

      Observed no allergen awareness training for certified managers. All certified managers must provide allergen awareness training.

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

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What it gets cited for

  1. 583×

    Allergen training as required

  2. 101×

    Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

  3. 531×

    Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 3006470 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.