RUSSIAN TEA TIME

Address: 77 E ADAMS ST, CHICAGO, IL 60603, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Mar 30, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (36 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-03-30 00:00:00 (Canvass Re-Inspection)
• Fail — 2026-03-19 00:00:00 (Canvass) 6. PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE - Comments: OBSERVED MALE WAITER DRINKING FROM AN OPEN CUP IN REAR PREP AREA INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LID AND A STRAW TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.(COS)
• Pass — 2025-01-23 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-04-25 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE | 55. PHYSICAL FACILI
• Pass — 2023-08-01 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: Mop sink next to food storage rack with no space or a shield, Instructed to install a barrier.
• Out of Business — 2022-10-28 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2022-05-26 00:00:00 () 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP LAYING ON TOP OF ICE IN BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP ABOVE ICE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. | 58. ALLERGEN TRA
• Pass — 2021-09-22 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: DUST BUILD-UP NOTED ON CONDUIT IN BASEMENT'S WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED A
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-09-21 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: FOUND FRIED THICK WEDGES OF FRIED POTATOES HELD AT TOP OF COOLER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT 77.3F, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AT 41F OR LOWER , 135F OR HIGHER, FOO
• Pass — 2021-08-18 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOOD PREP TABLE PLACED NEXT TO OPEN STAIR CASE, INSTRUCTED TO TO INSTALL A BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES
• Pass — 2020-06-23 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2020-06-18 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
• Fail — 2020-06-12 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING | 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: FOUND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM H
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-03-21 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING DOCUMENTATION ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO E
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-01-29 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 — 2018-03-20 00:00:00 () 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSPECTORS OBSERVATION: HAND SINK MISSING SPLASH GUARD IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA NEXT TO THREE COMP
• Pass — 2018-01-30 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2018-01-09 00:00:00 () 9. WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED B
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-06-23 00:00:00 () 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS
• Pass — 2017-02-07 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED THE WASTE PIPE UNDER THE REAR WOK STATION WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN

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