Chicago violation 21: PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 621 times at 518 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 | 67 |
| 2022 | 83 |
| 2023 | 110 |
| 2024 | 143 |
| 2025 | 129 |
| 2026 | 89 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Ooh Catering & Events, 1532 W 14th St (Oct 19, 2026)
- Bob's Pizza, 1659 W 21st St (Oct 5, 2026)
- Chef Thiago, 3307 N Clark St (Sep 25, 2026)
- El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc., 2333 W Grand Ave (Sep 23, 2026)
- The Origin Restaurant And Lounge Chicago, 2010-2012 W Armitage Ave (Sep 18, 2026)
- Buffalo Wings And Rings, 3434 S Halsted St (Aug 31, 2026)
- Sweetgreen, 900 W North Ave (Aug 25, 2026)
- East Side Pizza, 4019 E 106th St (Aug 24, 2026)
- Levy At Soldier Field, 1410 S Museum Campus Dr (Aug 21, 2026)
- Roti Modern Mediterranean, 1012 W Randolph St (Aug 19, 2026)
- Reggio's Pizza Express, 11601 W Touhy Ave (Aug 19, 2026)
- Urban Olive, 11601 W Touhy Ave (Aug 17, 2026)
- Church's Chicken # 584, 7102 S Stony Island Ave (Aug 6, 2026)
- Butterfly, 1139-1143 W Grand Ave (Jul 30, 2026)
- Sandy's Bakery & Deli Inc, 5857 W Lawrence Ave (Jul 29, 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.