Chicago violation 16: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 5,010 times at 2,986 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 | 425 |
| 2022 | 648 |
| 2023 | 872 |
| 2024 | 1,045 |
| 2025 | 1,175 |
| 2026 | 845 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Pierogi Kitchen, 1856 W North Ave (Oct 29, 2026)
- Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N Morgan St (Oct 29, 2026)
- Mariscos El Abuelo Y Yo Seafood, 3752 S Kedzie Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Hong Kong Restaurant, 2757 W 55th St (Oct 27, 2026)
- Taqueria Los Gallos 2 Inc, 4252-4254 S Archer Ave (Oct 27, 2026)
- Letiza's Natural Bakery / Enoteca Roma, 2144-2146 W Division St (Oct 26, 2026)
- 4 Seasons, 4755 S Ashland Ave (Oct 26, 2026)
- Masters Pancake House, 5265 S Cicero Ave (Oct 23, 2026)
- Dinos Foods Corp., 4135 S Archer Ave (Oct 23, 2026)
- The Perch Kitchen & Tap, 1932 W Division St (Oct 22, 2026)
- Jerk, 811 W Chicago Ave (Oct 21, 2026)
- The Clark Street Dog, 3040 N Clark St (Oct 21, 2026)
- Concina Economica, 3140 W 47th St (Oct 21, 2026)
- Barbas Vp, 4569 N Elston Ave (Oct 21, 2026)
- Convene At 311 West Monroe, 311 W Monroe St (Oct 21, 2026)
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.