NORTHERN TASTE

Address: 3409 S HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL 60608, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Jul 23, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (15 inspections)

• Pass — Thu Jul 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (Canvass Re-Inspection) 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PR
• Pass w/ Conditions — Mon Jul 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (Canvass) 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER.FOUND A CONTAINER OF RAW SHRIMP IN THE WALK-IN COOLE
• Pass — Fri Nov 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE REACH IN FREEZERS WITH ICE BUILD UP, FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE LOWER SURFACE OF ALL FREEZERS.
• Pass — Thu Nov 21 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: 4-204.112(B) NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP
• No Entry — Tue Nov 19 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Mon Oct 02 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-201.11 FOUND CONDENSER LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• Fail — Mon Sep 25 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: 3-304.14 FOUND MOIST WIPING CLOTHS STORED THROUGHOUT PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN CHEMICAL SANITIZER IN BETWEEN USE. | 47. FO
• Fail — Mon Sep 18 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 11. FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCE - Comments: FOUND KIMCHI ON SITE STORED IN A CONTAINER THAT IS NOT LABELED. MANAGER STATES KIMCHI IS BOUGHT FROM A GROCERY STORE IT IS THEN TAKEN OUT OF ITS ORIG
• Pass — Thu Oct 21 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK STORAGE CONTAINER NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL STORAGE CONTAINER WITH THE PRODUCTS NAME. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOO
• Pass — Thu Oct 15 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Fail — Tue Jun 30 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOU
• Pass w/ Conditions — Mon Jan 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.11 OBSERVED NO CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT TEH FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN HAND WASHING
• Pass w/ Conditions — Tue May 14 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORIT
• Pass — Tue May 01 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSIL BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND COLD HOLDING PREP STATION. M
• Pass — Fri Apr 21 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()

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