Chicago violation 43: IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 2,566 times at 1,724 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 | 268 |
| 2022 | 338 |
| 2023 | 345 |
| 2024 | 501 |
| 2025 | 684 |
| 2026 | 430 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Cafe Hoang, 1063-1065 W Argyle St (Oct 23, 2026)
- 5800 North Cafe, 5800-5802 N Milwaukee Ave (Oct 22, 2026)
- La Casa Del Pueblo, 1834 S Blue Island Ave (Oct 21, 2026)
- Petterino's, 150 N Dearborn St (Oct 19, 2026)
- Morrison Management Specialists #72092 Immc Rendez, 836 W Wellington Ave (Oct 16, 2026)
- Harborside International Golf Center & Pier 37 Bar, 11001 S Doty Ave (Oct 16, 2026)
- Cafe Touche, 6731 N Northwest Hwy (Oct 16, 2026)
- Bayan Ko Diner, 1820-1822 W Montrose Ave (Oct 13, 2026)
- The Little Corner Snack Shop, 5937 N Broadway (Oct 7, 2026)
- Harold's On Wheels Inc., 2300 S Throop St (Oct 6, 2026)
- Franconello's, 10222 S Western Ave (Oct 5, 2026)
- Furama Restaurant Inc, 4936 N Broadway (Oct 2, 2026)
- El Taconazo Jr., 4256 W Fullerton Ave (Oct 1, 2026)
- Spinzer Restaurant, 2331 W Devon Ave (Sep 25, 2026)
- Chili's Grill And Bar, 1750 W 119th St (Sep 25, 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.