Evergreen
3537 S Paulina(1700w), Chicago 60609
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
- Pass75%
- Conditional15%
- Fail10%
- ConditionalOct 5, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 2
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
No valid food service manager certificate on site, while handling tcs foods. Instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
- 55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Storing mop and bucket in dry food storage room, instructed to keep away from food storage rooms.
- 2
- PassNov 19, 2025CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 36
Thermometers provided & accurate
Observed 2 door cooler located in service line are with broken outside thermometer. Instructed to repair or provide thermometers inside unit.
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Observed handsink in service line prep area slow draining. Instructed to repair and maintain in good condition.
- 36
- PassOct 4, 2024CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- PassNov 7, 2023CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Observed one handsink in the girls washroom in the basement did not stay on the required mimimum of 15 seconds at the hot water faucet; instructed to adjust faucet.
- 47
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Observed one loose rubber gasket at the left side door of the two door cooler closest to the cooking equipment; instructed to reseal or replace gasket to avoid escaping air from unit.
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Observed the cold water faucet knob at the sink in the boys washroom on the first floor in poor repair; instructed to repair or replace knob.
- 10
- PassNov 7, 2022Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
- FailOct 31, 2022CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 53
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Provide covered lid for washroom in kitchen office area used by female staff, maintain.
- 54
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Observed the outside dumpster in poor repair (damaged lid). Instructed manager to replace dumpster lid to make tight fitting. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(b).
- 53
- PassNov 3, 2021CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 39
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Must provide a splash guard at hand sink next to 3- compartment sink drain board.
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Must adjust faucet handles at hand sinks in 2nd fl. Girl's & 3rd fl. Boy's & girl's to stay on longer.must repair or replace leaky hot water faucet at hand sink in kitchen near bread rack.
- 55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Must repair or replace hole in lower wall in mop sink area near kitchen.
- 55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Must scrape and paint peeling paint on wall near bread rack in kitchen.
- 39
- PassNov 13, 2020CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 53
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Provide covered lid for washroom in office area used by female staff.
- 53
- PassDec 13, 2019Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
- FailDec 6, 2019CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 54
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Observed the outside dumpster in poor repair (broken/missing lid). This provide a possible food source for pest. Instructed manager to have dumpster lid replace. Priority foundation violation #7-38-020(b).
- 54
- ConditionalNov 26, 2018CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Observed no exposed hand sink in room where dispensing open, hot/cold tcs foods. Must install an exposed, dedicated hand sink with hot(100f)/cold water with adequate city pressure, soap and paper towels, and a hand washing sign in the same room where dispensing is taking place. Must maintain same. Priority foundation 7-38-030(c).
- 39
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Observed stained insulation around pipes over food stored on shelves in dry storage room. Must remove. Must completely encase pipes with non-absorbent, non-porous material. Must maintain same.
- 10
- PassNov 1, 2017CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 32
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Must repair broken door gasket on prep cooler across from steamer.
- 35
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Must repair damaged wall at entrance of dry storage room, and seal hole in wall next to true 2-door freezer adjacent to 3-comp sink in prep area. Also, peeling paint on wall in manager's office.
- 36
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Replace burned out lights in manager's office.
- 42
Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn
Hair restraints must be worn at all times while preparing and/or serving food in prep areas.
- 32
- ConditionalSep 14, 2016CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 3
Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and service
Noted foods at inadequate temperatures ham sandwiches,cut fruits and caesar salad at temperatures 49f to 53f in service cooler management voluntarily distroyed food product. Total amount of food distroyed 18lb at $20 critical violation 7-38-005(a)
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Floor at wallbase needs cleaning at dry storage area.
- 3
- PassNov 3, 2015CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 33
Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Noted spills inside of the small prep coolers. Must clean.
- 33
- PassOct 17, 2014CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 32
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Observed the steam table sneeze guards cracked(not maintained), instructed to replace.
- 36
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Observed cracked light shield over the front steam table, instructed to replace.
- 38
Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Observed water leaking on the floor under the 1 compartment sink in main kitchen due to the wall connection of the cold water inlet leaking, instructed to repair.
- 32
- PassOct 25, 2013CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 32
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Dish machine not maintained (broken) need to repair or replace.
- 35
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Observed peeling paint on wall around dish machine, need to remove and repaint. Dusty ceiling vent/ceiling tiles main lunch room, need to remove dust. Need to repair wall going into rear storage area.
- 36
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Observed missing/damaged light shields in main kitchen and storage area. Need to provinde new shields.
- 32
- PassNov 5, 2012CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Floors in corners and along wallbase need detailed cleaning, free of spiderwebs.
- 34
- PassAug 25, 2011CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 35
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.found wall in poor repair behind 1-comp sink by office. Must seal behind 1-comp sink,and repair wall in prep area.
- 35
- PassMar 18, 2011CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 36
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.no light in reach in cooler in serving area,must install.
- 41
Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors must organize chemicals off floor on shelving in mop room for lunchroom.
- 36
- PassJun 15, 2010CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Detail clean floors where needed along wall bases, in corners, underneath & behind all heavy equipment.
- 35
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Replace missing wall coving(border) along wall behind cooking equipment in kitchen. Repair walls & corners on lower level where dents & chipped paint is visible.
- 34
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
- 365×
Thermometers provided & accurate
- 354×
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
- 553×
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- 513×
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- 323×
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
- 343×
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
- 102×
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- 532×
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 26461 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.