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5809 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.
The whole record
- Pass60%
- Conditional20%
- Fail20%
- ConditionalOct 1, 2026ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
- 1
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Person in charge with no city of Chicago sanitation certificate.must provide.
- 2
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
Found no city of Chicago sanitation manager on premises while handling tcs foods.(handles chicken,milk,etc.)priority foundation.citation issued.7-38-012.must provide.
- 1
- No verdictSep 22, 2026ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
- PassFeb 26, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 58
Allergen training as required
Food sanitation manager with no allergen training.must provide.
- 58
- No verdictFeb 20, 2026Non-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
- PassJul 30, 2025CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
No stoppers for 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager must provide working stoppers for 3-compartment sink.
- 56
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Observed grease/food build up on ventilation hood. Must clean ventilation hood and maintain.
- 51
- No verdictJun 13, 2025Non-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
- PassDec 20, 2024License Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
5-204.12--observed no backflow prevention device on the utility mop sink.instructed to provide and maintain.
- 58
Allergen training as required
2-102.13--observed the certified food managers with no food allergen training certificates.instructed managers to comply with requirements.
- 51
- FailDec 17, 2024LicenseRisk 1 (High)
- 3
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Observed no written employee health policy on the premises.instructed management to provide a signed employee health policy for each employee and maintain as required.priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Observed no backflow prevention device on the utility mop sink.instructed to provide and maintain.
- 52
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
Observed waste water backing up at the kitchen 3-compartment sink while draining water from the middle compartment,waste water backs up into left and right compartments of the 3-compartment sink and water slowly draining.instructed to repair and maintain so that waste waters are disposed of properly as required. Priority violation 7-38-030 (c).
- 53
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Observed washroom doors not self closing.instructed to install self closing door devices on both washrooms and maintain.
- 58
Allergen training as required
Observed the certified food managers with no food allergen training certificates.instructed managers to comply with requirements.
- 3
- No verdictDec 9, 2024LicenseRisk 1 (High)
- No verdictDec 4, 2024LicenseRisk 1 (High)
Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.
On the street
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What it gets cited for
- 583×
Allergen training as required
- 513×
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- 11×
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- 21×
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- 561×
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- 31×
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- 521×
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
- 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 2993564 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.