WAFFLES

Address: 3611-3617 N BROADWAY, CHICAGO, IL 60613, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: No Entry on Oct 15, 2025

Facility Details

• Facility Type: COOKING SCHOOL
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (27 inspections)

• No Entry — Wed Oct 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Mon Nov 18 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED A TRASH CAN WITHOUT A LID IN THE EMPLOYEE SINGLE STALL BATHROOM LOCATED NEXT TO THE REAR OFFICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGE
• No Entry — Mon Nov 04 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Tue Nov 07 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED CRACKS ON FLOOR AT THE DINNING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• Out of Business — Tue Nov 08 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Tue Nov 08 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FILTER ATTATCHMENT ABOVE THE FRONT BAR AREA WITH DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE SAID FILTER ATTACHME
• No Entry — Thu Oct 27 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Tue Aug 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Tue Jun 22 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Tue Mar 02 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — Wed Jul 22 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TI
• Pass w/ Conditions — Tue May 28 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO
• Pass — Fri Jun 29 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RAW WOOD MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED
• Fail — Fri Jun 22 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO HANDWASHING SINK PROVIDED AT PREP/COOKING AREA INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAID SINK UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE,PROVIDE SO
• Out of Business — Tue Jul 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• No Entry — Mon Feb 08 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Pass — Fri Mar 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE DISHWASH AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL AND LIME BUIL
• Pass w/ Conditions — Thu Oct 09 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING DISPLAY. OBSERVED WONUTS(WAFFLE DONUTS) ON A DISPL
• Pass — Tue Feb 11 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) ()
• Fail — Tue Feb 04 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) () 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OVER 25 RAT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN THE CLUTTERED

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