CHEESIE'S PUB & GRUB/LOST REEF LOUNGE

Address: 958-964 W BELMONT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Mar 4, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (17 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-03-04 00:00:00 (Complaint) 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER LINE AC UNIT DISCHARGING INTO 1 COMP SINK IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DRAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER FROM POI
• Pass — 2025-04-02 00:00:00 () 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING S
• Pass — 2024-12-04 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE BOTH BASEMENT ICE MACHINES. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINES AND MAINTAIN. | 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
• Out of Business — 2024-02-20 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-01-31 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP ON SODA MACHINE ICE CHUTE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SODA MACHINE ICE CHUTE. | 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUR
• Pass — 2023-04-18 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT, PIPES AND UNIT WITH EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP.REPAIR
• Fail — 2023-04-05 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT, PIPES AND UNIT WITH EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP.REPAIR
• Pass — 2022-08-19 00:00:00 () 6. PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE - Comments: NOTED EMPLOYEES DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES T
• Pass — 2021-03-16 00:00:00 () 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: 4-803.11- NOTED AN OPEN MESH BAG OF SOILED LINENS STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO. MUST PROPERLY STORE SOILED LINENS IN A SE
• Fail — 2021-03-08 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITA
• Pass — 2020-01-21 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS AROUND WASHROOMS AT 958 W BELMONT SIDE. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
• Fail — 2020-01-13 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED PINK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE (964 W BELMONT SIDE) DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-03-15 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AN
• Fail — 2019-03-12 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AN
• Fail — 2019-03-07 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AN
• Fail — 2019-02-28 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AN
• Pass — 2018-03-13 00:00:00 ()

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