Chicago violation 28: TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 251 times at 227 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 | 27 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2024 | 59 |
| 2025 | 50 |
| 2026 | 43 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Cafe Touche, 6731 N Northwest Hwy (Oct 16, 2026)
- Viet Nam Restaurant, 1032 W Argyle St (Oct 14, 2026)
- La Bomba Food, 3221 W Armitage Ave (Oct 8, 2026)
- Bayan Ko Diner, 1820-1822 W Montrose Ave (Oct 5, 2026)
- Little Wok, 3144 N Broadway (Sep 29, 2026)
- Bundoo Khan, 2537-2539 W Devon Ave (Sep 25, 2026)
- Spinzer Restaurant, 2331 W Devon Ave (Sep 23, 2026)
- Mombo Wings & Bubble Tea, 6214 N Western Ave (Sep 23, 2026)
- Tacos Y Tamales El Pollo., 4014 W 26th St (Aug 4, 2026)
- Dripping Bites, 6808 N Sheridan Rd (Jul 24, 2026)
- Duffy's Tavern & Grille, 420-422 W Diversey Pkwy (Jul 23, 2026)
- Berghoff's, 17 W Adams St (Jun 25, 2026)
- Blue Plate Catering Ltd., 333 N Ogden Ave (Jun 23, 2026)
- Popeyes Chicken And Biscuits, 4866-4868 N Milwaukee Ave (Jun 22, 2026)
- Wake 'N Bacon, 420 W Belmont Ave (Jun 17, 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.