THE HOUSE CAFE

Address: 3208 N SHEFFIELD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: No Entry on Jul 15, 2025

Facility Details

• Status: Independent

Inspection History (17 inspections)

• No Entry — 2025-07-15 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-03-26 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2024-03-19 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 25 RAT DROPPINGS ON PREP AREA FLOOR ALONG WALLS/CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL RAT DROPPINGS BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIO
• Pass — 2023-05-17 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-07-14 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT ON SITE THAT HOLDS A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. CERITIFED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE P
• Pass — 2022-05-25 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass — 2020-03-19 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2020-03-12 00:00:00 () 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2252773 DATED ON 01/18/19 NOT CORRECTED-#51 NOTED NO GREASE TRAP ON PREMISE FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT S
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-03-07 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: NOTED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUN
• Pass — 2019-01-18 00:00:00 () 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED NO GREASE TRAP ON PREMISE FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A GREASE TRAP FOR THE 3 COMPARTM
• Not Ready — 2018-12-18 00:00:00 ()
• Out of Business — 2018-08-29 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2017-05-23 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED PREPACKAGED BAKED GOODS FOR SALE AT THE FRONT COUNTER WITHOUT PROPER LABE
• Fail — 2017-05-15 00:00:00 () 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, NO CERTIFICATE POSTED, WHILE POTENTI
• Not Ready — 2017-05-11 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2016-12-06 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INTERIOR OF THE TWO DOOR COOLER ON THE WEST WALL WITH SOME FOOD SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 35.
• Pass — 2016-01-05 00:00:00 ()

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