HONEST FOODS INC

Address: 5408 N ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60630, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on May 12, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (16 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-05-12 00:00:00 (Canvass) 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HOLE IN DRY WALL ABOVE OVEN ON LOWEST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGE TO REPAIR WALL AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass — 2025-04-28 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-07-19 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED OLD YOGURT CONTAINERS IN WALK-IN FREEZER USED TO STORE SAUCES AND DIPS. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD-GRADE, R
• No Entry — 2024-07-03 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-08-17 00:00:00 () 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED OPEN BOXES OF EXPOSED SINGLE SERVE UTENSILS SUCH AS KNIVES, FORKS, AND SPOONS OUT OF PLASTIC BAG. INSTRUCTED TO COVE
• Pass — 2022-08-19 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BIN AND INTERIOR GUARD WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 57. ALL FOOD EM
• Pass — 2021-10-15 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. | 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comme
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2020-12-03 00:00:00 () 35. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FROZEN STEAKS THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW ALL TCS FOODS. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-04-17 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010
• Pass — 2017-09-18 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED TORN GASKET AT THE KITCHEN 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER NEAR THE ENTRANCE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
• Pass — 2016-10-13 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: FOUND WALLS BY STAIRS NOT PAINTED. MUST SEAL/PAINT TO MAKE EASILY C
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2015-01-23 00:00:00 () 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES.MANAGER ON DUTY DOESN'T HAVE A CITY SANITATION CERTIFIC
• Pass — 2014-06-05 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED SMALL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL
• Pass — 2013-06-26 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE WITH LIME BUILD-UP BEHIND UPPER
• Pass — 2012-11-07 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment(oven) not clean, need detailed cleaning. walk in cooler s
• Pass — 2011-06-24 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: Non food contact surfaces of ice machine, walk in cooler shelving, and storage shelving need cleaning. |

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