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Friends Of Friends: health inspection history

2001 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

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Address: 2001 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Facility type: Restaurant
Risk category: Risk 1 (High)
Latest result: Pass w/ Conditions on Jan 21, 2026
License numbers: 3011056, 3011057, 3011058
Latest inspection: Jan 21, 2026 (Canvass)
Records shown: 4 inspections, May 6, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026

Across these 4 inspection records, results were: 2 × Pass; 1 × Pass w/ Conditions; 1 × No Entry. 3 violations were listed in total. This business holds more than one city license at this address. Chicago can publish one row per license for the same visit; FoodCheck USA combines identical rows so each visit appears once.

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Inspection history

Jan 21, 2026 Canvass

Result: Pass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)

16.FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZEDInspector comment: OBSERVED A LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE (NOT IN USE) NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PLEASE READ COMMENTS FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP OF A BLACK LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE RIGHT WALL OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Jan 14, 2026 Non-Inspection

Result: No EntryRisk 1 (High)

No violations listed in this record.

May 6, 2025 License

Result: PassRisk 1 (High)

No violations listed in this record.

May 6, 2025 License

Result: PassRisk 1 (High)

55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: NOTED THE WALL BEHIND THE PREP AREA IS BRICK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER WALLS IN PREP AREA MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food Protection Program, “Food Inspections” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 3, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.