CHICAGO ELITE

Address: 600 E GRAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60611, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Sep 22, 2025

Facility Details

• Status: Independent

Inspection History (173 inspections)

• Pass — 2025-09-22 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-06-18 00:00:00 () 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO
• Pass — 2025-03-06 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PRO
• Out of Business — 2024-09-10 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-08-15 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC SINGLE-USE CUP USED AS A SCOOP IN DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE
• Pass — 2024-08-14 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-08-05 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF WAREWASHING AREA GARBAGE DISPOSAL CHUTE TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTA
• Pass — 2024-08-02 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 DEAD VARIOUS OUTDOOR INSECTS IN UPSTAIRS SEATING AREA ALONG EXTERIOR WINDOWSILLS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD INSECTS AN
• Fail — 2024-08-01 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INST
• Pass — 2024-07-31 00:00:00 () 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED COOKED PASTA STORED TIGHTLY-COVERED IN PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO
• Pass — 2024-07-30 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN CORNER OF KIOSK MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PR
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-07-29 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE. INSTR
• Pass — 2024-07-26 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT AND REAR AREA HANDWASHING SINKS MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-07-18 00:00:00 () 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED WITH HANDLE BENEATH FOOD IN FRUIT CONTAINERS AT THE FRONT LINE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN-USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLE ABOVE THE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-07-17 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT AREA HANDWASHING SINK MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE FOR ALL
• Pass — 2024-07-16 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED 2-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSP
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-07-15 00:00:00 () 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SMALL CONTAINERS OF ICE CREAM TOPPINGS (COOKIES, GUMMY BEARS, ETC.) NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE IDENTITY OF THE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO
• Fail — 2024-07-11 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO VERIFIABLE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (IC
• Pass — 2024-07-08 00:00:00 () 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FILTER IN THE KITCHEN ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.|55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED,
• Out of Business — 2024-06-05 00:00:00 ()

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