Chicago violation 20: PROPER COOLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): PROPER COOLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 61 times at 58 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 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Manchu Wok, 11601 W Touhy Ave (May 13, 2026)
- Hoe Toy Chop Suey, 8601 S Stony Island Ave (Apr 22, 2026)
- Del Seoul, 2568-2570 N Clark St (Apr 13, 2026)
- Kaze Sushi & Thai, 5957 W Belmont Ave (Jan 12, 2026)
- Shattaz Jerk Bar & Grill Inc., 3109-3113 W Irving Park Rd (Nov 13, 2025)
- Hilltop Family Restaurant, 2800 W Foster Ave (Nov 7, 2025)
- Arzan Market & Cafe, 4702 N Kimball Ave (Sep 26, 2025)
- Arzan Market & Cafe, 4700 N Kimball Ave (Sep 26, 2025)
- Pie Cafe, Llc, 4664 N Manor Ave (Sep 2, 2025)
- Jerry's Sandwiches, 4739-4743 N Lincoln Ave (Aug 27, 2025)
- Galapagos Cafe, 3800 W Lawrence Ave (Aug 13, 2025)
- Taco Boom, 5116 N Lincoln Ave (Jul 21, 2025)
- Halal Pizza & Chicken Inc, 4825 N Kedzie Ave (Jun 24, 2025)
- Kim's Home Cooking, 4829 N Kedzie Ave (Jun 17, 2025)
- Thai Lagoon Restaurant, 2322 W North Ave (May 20, 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.