EXCHEQUER RESTAURANT

Address: 224-226 S WABASH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60604, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on May 4, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (22 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-05-04 00:00:00 (Canvass) 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED FLOUR AND BREADING OUT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED,
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-10-28 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED (SUCH AS CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MU
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-04-03 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN SOU, CHICKEN BREAST, CHICKEN WINGS, A VARIETY OF CHEESE ETC.) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMP
• Pass — 2023-03-29 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & S
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-01-20 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-08-30 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TCS FOODS ( CHICKEN, BEEF... ) INSTRUCTED TO OTAIN. PRIORITY FO
• Pass — 2020-02-05 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2019-10-18 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-02-28 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-2102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLIC
• Pass — 2018-02-01 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: LARGE DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN KITCEN.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER
• Pass — 2017-05-26 00:00:00 () 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: CORRECTED. ONE REACH IN COOLER WAS REPLACED AND THE OTHER WAS FIXED. | 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POST
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-05-25 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: FOUND OPEN LARGE CANS STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED ONCE CANS
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-05-23 00:00:00 () 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FOUND THE PREP REACH IN COOLER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT (CLOSEST TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK) AND THE PREP COOLER IN THE PIZZA FOOD PREPARATION A
• Pass — 2016-06-13 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED SEALED BOXES OF FOOD STORAGE ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER AND COOLER.
• Pass — 2015-05-14 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTA
• Fail — 2015-05-06 00:00:00 () 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WASHING THE GLOVES THEY WERE WEARING AND GOING BACK TO HANDLING FOOD
• Pass — 2014-05-13 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, MEAT SLICER, AND DOOR HANDLES. MUST CLEAN
• Pass — 2013-08-28 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY DATE/LABEL ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN COOKED/PREPARED, REMOVED FROM I
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2013-08-27 00:00:00 () 8. SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: FOUND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN USE, NOT ABLE TO ADEQUATELY SANITIZE (TEMPER
• Pass — 2012-10-17 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPLACE THE WORN RUBBER GASKET ON THE TALL REACH IN PREP COOLER BY THE GRILL IN THE PREP AREA. | 3

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