Chicago violation 35: APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 672 times at 536 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 | 42 |
| 2022 | 84 |
| 2023 | 142 |
| 2024 | 141 |
| 2025 | 134 |
| 2026 | 129 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Subway, 240 E 103rd St (Oct 16, 2026)
- Cafe Touche, 6731 N Northwest Hwy (Oct 16, 2026)
- Jj Fish, 411 S Kedzie Ave (Oct 13, 2026)
- King Pho Chicago, 5414-5416 W Devon Ave (Oct 13, 2026)
- Sharks On Division Corporation, 5751 W Division St (Oct 8, 2026)
- Hub's Gyros Ii Inc, 5540 N Lincoln Ave (Oct 6, 2026)
- Furama Restaurant Inc, 4936 N Broadway (Oct 2, 2026)
- El Cabrito, 1659 W 47th St (Oct 1, 2026)
- Zaytune Mediterranean Grill, 3129 S Morgan St (Sep 29, 2026)
- George Street Pub, 2856-2860 N Halsted St (Sep 25, 2026)
- Fiesta Tapatia, 2752 W Cermak Rd (Sep 23, 2026)
- #1 Chop Suey, 4307 W Irving Park Rd (Sep 4, 2026)
- J & J Fish, 10902 S Halsted St (Aug 31, 2026)
- Zebda, 4344 N Elston Ave (Aug 27, 2026)
- Jerk Yard, 1310 E 53rd St (Aug 24, 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.