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Address: 1255 S STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60605, Chicago, IL
Latest Inspection: Pass on Jan 29, 2026
Facility Details
- Facility Type: Children's Services Facility
- Risk: Risk 1 (High)
- Status: Independent
Inspection History (7 inspections)
- Pass — 2026-01-29 00:00:00 ()
- Pass — 2025-07-02 00:00:00 () 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HOT WATER AT THE KINDERGATEN CLASSROOM ONLY GETTING TO 69.5F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN NTEMPERATURE
- Fail — 2025-06-20 00:00:00 () 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: FOUND RESIDENTIAL DISH MACHINE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA AND IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CO
- Pass — 2024-02-22 00:00:00 () 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-303.11 FOUND BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN FOOD STORAGE AREA AND 2 LOCATED IN FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN REAR
- Fail — 2024-02-15 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER OR VALID CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS
- Pass — 2023-09-27 00:00:00 () 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: 3-304.12 OBSERVED NO UTENSILS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15 OBSERVED LOW WATER
- Fail — 2023-09-26 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 5-203.11 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINKS (MISSING BASIN OF THE HAND WASHING SINK AND UNABLE TO TURN ON) IN ONE OF TWO CHILDRE
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