Chicago violation 22: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 3,356 times at 2,294 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 | 383 |
| 2022 | 480 |
| 2023 | 523 |
| 2024 | 698 |
| 2025 | 711 |
| 2026 | 561 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Xocoberry, 5158 S Kedzie Ave (Oct 29, 2026)
- Levy Premium Food Service Limited Partnership, 1901 W Madison St (Oct 23, 2026)
- The Perch Kitchen & Tap, 1932 W Division St (Oct 22, 2026)
- New Archview Restaurant Inc., 3480 S Archer Ave (Oct 20, 2026)
- Arwa Yemeni Coffee Bucktown, 1953 N Milwaukee Ave (Oct 20, 2026)
- Tuk Tuk Thai Isan Street Food, 2852 N Clark St (Oct 19, 2026)
- Afya Food Service Management Corporation, 1132 S Homan Ave (Oct 19, 2026)
- Cafe Touche, 6731 N Northwest Hwy (Oct 16, 2026)
- Fft At Ord Llc, 10000 W Ohare St (Oct 15, 2026)
- Huck Finn Donuts, 3414 S Archer Ave (Oct 15, 2026)
- Sophy Hyde Park, 1401-1411 E 53rd St (Oct 15, 2026)
- Digos Tacos, 2624 W North Ave (Oct 15, 2026)
- Nubar Cafe, 3200 W Lawrence Ave (Oct 15, 2026)
- Mcdonald's, 2844 W 47th St (Oct 14, 2026)
- Adoro Fusion Kitchen + Bar, 2509 W North Ave (Oct 8, 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.