Chicago violation 11: FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCE
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCE
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 49 times at 43 currently active establishments in our data. Chicago's dataset does not label individual violations as critical or not, so FoodCheck USA does not assign a severity.
Citations by year
| Year | Times cited |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Let's Taco, 1149 W 69th St. (Oct 1, 2026)
- Taqueria La Herencia, 6828 S Pulaski Rd (Aug 31, 2026)
- A.P. Deli Inc. Xi, 1759 E 75th St (Aug 25, 2026)
- Kathy De's, 3642 S Parnell Ave (Aug 19, 2026)
- Alatoo Restaurant, 5431 N East River Rd (Apr 28, 2026)
- Sunshines Place, 2902 W Roosevelt Rd (Apr 16, 2026)
- Sharks Fish & Chicken, 119 E 75th St (Jan 30, 2026)
- Urban Essentials, 5300-5302 W Chicago Ave (Nov 5, 2025)
- Velour, 4742 N Cumberland Ave (Oct 8, 2025)
- Cremeria Santa Maria, 4545 W Division St (Sep 13, 2025)
- El Taconazo Jr., 4256 W Fullerton Ave (Jul 23, 2025)
- Gorkha Kitchen Llc, 434 W Diversey Pkwy (Jul 10, 2025)
- Paleteria Y Neveria Juarez Express, 2753 W 51st St (Jun 18, 2025)
- Apolonia, 105 E Cermak Rd (Jun 9, 2025)
- Vela, 352 W Hubbard St (Mar 24, 2025)
How Chicago inspections are scored
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.