SOUTHPORT GROCERY AND CAFE

Address: 3552 N SOUTHPORT AVE , CHICAGO, IL 60657, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass w/ Conditions on Mar 24, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (27 inspections)

• Pass w/ Conditions — 2026-03-24 00:00:00 (Canvass) 29. COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP - Comments: FOUND NO HACCP ONSITE FOR PICKLING, CANNING, ACIDIFICATION, AND FERMINTATION AN HACCP IS REQUIRED FOR SAID PROCESSES. INSTRUCTED MANA
• Pass — 2025-05-14 00:00:00 () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR NOT WORKING. MUST INSTALL A WORK
• Fail — 2025-05-06 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST P
• Pass — 2024-07-23 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT ABOVE 1ST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA ABOVE PREP TABLE. MUST REMOVE PEELING CEILING PAINT AT SAID LOCATION.
• Fail — 2024-07-16 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED BLACK DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN
• Pass — 2023-08-15 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NO HANDSIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN.SIGN MUST BE PROVIDED IN ALL HANDWASHING SINK|38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIM
• Pass — 2023-05-16 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR TOP AND BIN OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS NOT CLEAN(BEGINING OF PINK SUBSTANCE). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLE
• Pass — 2022-04-14 00:00:00 () 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• Pass — 2020-10-27 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• Pass — 2020-08-20 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2020-08-12 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED BLACK DIRT/SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERI
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-10-28 00:00:00 () 4. PROPER USE OF RESTRICTION AND EXCLUSION | 8. HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLED DIRTY DISHES BY SCRAPING AND PUT IT THRU THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE,THAN WITHOUT HAND
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-09-10 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-201.11 FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012
• Fail — 2018-09-06 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-201.11 FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-11-17 00:00:00 () 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE USING BARE HANDS WITH READY TO EAT PRODUCT. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE ON THE C
• Pass — 2017-03-09 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: THE LABELS ON THE CANDIES (RED GUMMIES, CHOCOLATES, ETC) PREPACKAGED FOR SALE AT THE FRONT COUNTER ARE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-03-08 00:00:00 () 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: OBSERVED COOK LINE DRAWER COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE. NOTED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2016-09-22 00:00:00 () 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. OBSERVED
• Pass — 2015-06-10 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON BOTH 2 DOOR COOLERS ON THE FIRST FLOOR AS WELL AS THE 1 DOOR STANDUP COOLER IN
• Fail — 2015-06-03 00:00:00 () 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. IN THE 1ST FLOOR 2 DOOR PREP COOLER FOUND:

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