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RestaurantLicence 3031509

Noble Fat

2221 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

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Latest verdictPassSep 29, 2026 · 14 days ago
Inspections4since Jul 28, 2025
Fail rate50.0%2 of 4 verdictscitywide 22.4% · above average
City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

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

  • Pass50%
  • Conditional0%
  • Fail50%
4 inspections from 2025 to 2026 · hover a mark
2026
  1. PassSep 29, 2026Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
    1. 48

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

      Must provide a written cleaning and sanitizing procedure for the ice cream machine that is unable to be submerged in the three compartment sink and demonstrate how the machine would be washed at the three compartment sink

    2. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Floor in the walk-in cooler with food spillage. Instructed to clean and maintain.

    3. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Soiled mop heads at the utility mop sink must be stored inverted

  2. FailSep 22, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 25

      Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

      Menu does not disclose and inform consumers the specific menu items that are raw or undercooked such as eggs cooked to order. Must disclose and remind customers of such food on both the printed and virtual menus. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

    2. 40

      Personal cleanliness

      Employee noted preparing beverages without an effective hair restraint.

    3. 45

      Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

      All stored items inside the hvac closet and in the rear prep area must elevated from the floor.

    4. 48

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

      Must provide a written cleaning and sanitizing procedure for the ice cream machine that is unable to be submerged in the three compartment sink and demonstrate how the machine would be washed at the three compartment sink.

    5. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Floor in the walk-in cooler with food spillage. Instructed to clean and maintain.

    6. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Soiled mop heads at the utility mop sink must be stored inverted.

  3. PassAug 4, 2025License Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
  4. FailJul 28, 2025LicenseRisk 1 (High)
    1. 2

      City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate

      No original city of Chicago food sanitation certificate posted on site. Must post original city of Chicago food sanitation certificate on site at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012.

    2. 33

      Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

      Observed improper ambient temperature inside of prep cooler in kitchen at 50f. Ambient temperature must be at 41f or below inside of a cold holding unit. Priority violation. 7-38-005.

    3. 36

      Thermometers provided & accurate

      No metal stem thermometer on site. Must provide at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005.

    4. 38

      Insects, rodents, & animals not present

      Observed no pest control log book on site. Must provide at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(c). Log book must have idph pest control license number, service reports from the last 12 months and pest control services done by a licensed exterminator at least twice a year.

    5. 51

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

      Observed minor leak at pipe below hand sink in kitchen. Must repair.

    6. 53

      Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

      Observed customers toilet room door not self closing located adjacent to dining room. Must install self closing device on door.

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

  1. 554×

    Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  2. 482×

    Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

  3. 251×

    Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

  4. 401×

    Personal cleanliness

  5. 451×

    Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

  6. 21×

    City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate

  7. 331×

    Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

  8. 361×

    Thermometers provided & accurate

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 3031509 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.