ALMOST HOME TAVERN & GRILL

Address: 3801-3809 N CLARK ST , CHICAGO, IL 60613, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Fail on Oct 30, 2025

Key Findings

• ○ Observed no clean up procedure or supplies on premises to respond to vomit and diarrheal events Code 5
• ○ Observed excessive amount of black slimy substance in the interior contact surfaces of ice machine dripping down into ice Code 16

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (8 inspections)

• Fail — 2025-10-30 00:00:00 (Canvass) 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• Pass — 2024-06-17 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2024-06-13 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: NOTED AT THIS REINSPECTION APPROXIMATELY OVER 300 SMALL DRAIN FLIES SWARMING THE BAR FLO0R DRAIN AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA AT DRAIN AREA.
• Fail — 2024-06-06 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: NOTED THE KITCHEN CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER. NOTED 0 PPM CHLORINE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INS
• Pass — 2023-08-14 00:00:00 () 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: NOTED HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION ON AND AROUNG THE GREASE TRAP AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DTAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 55
• Fail — 2023-08-09 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS AT PREP HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORIT
• Pass — 2022-11-17 00:00:00 () 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15 TWO LEAKS AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED REPAIR OF SAID LEAKS AND MAINTENANCE.|55. PHYSICAL FACILITI
• Fail — 2022-11-10 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED A DRINK DISPENSING STATION NEAR THE BAR AREA WITHOUT A HANDWASHING SINK IN THIS AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN ADDI

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