THE WARBLER

Address: 4533-4535 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60625, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Jan 7, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (17 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-01-07 00:00:00 (Canvass) 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (RICE, ONIONS, BEANS, ETC.) WITH THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD ITEM IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN
• Pass — 2025-01-16 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-12-27 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MAKER, DRIPPING INTO ICE "ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".INSTRUCT
• Pass — 2023-11-15 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED LID IN FREEZER CHEST IN BASEMENT. THE HINGES WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN, AND THE LID WAS
• Pass — 2022-06-29 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2022-06-22 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF ICE MACHINE WITH MINIMAL BUILD-UP IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. | 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & AC
• Pass — 2021-11-01 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2021-10-22 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD STORED INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED BEEF SHORT RIBS AT 46.4F INSIDE OF THE W
• Pass — 2020-09-28 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2020-01-23 00:00:00 () 14. REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION - Comments: OBSERVED THAT FACILITY PREPARES AND SERVES COOKED AND STORES LIVE MUSSELS. SHELLFISH TAGS OBSERVED TO BE STORED WITHOU
• Fail — 2020-01-16 00:00:00 () 14. REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION - Comments: OBSERVED THAT FACILITY PREPARES AND SERVES COOKED AND STORES LIVE MUSSELS. SHELLFISH TAGS OBSERVED TO BE STORED WITHOU
• Fail — 2019-12-23 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 5-203.11- HAND SINK IN THE WAIT STATION/COFFEE STATION NOT INSTALLED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-10-16 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 5-203.11- NO HAND SINK IN THE WAIT STATION/COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY
• No Entry — 2018-09-27 00:00:00 ()
• No Entry — 2018-07-11 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2017-12-19 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2017-12-14 00:00:00 () 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND SOAP AND HAND T

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