Chicago violation 51: PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 10,412 times at 4,804 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 | 1,595 |
| 2022 | 1,371 |
| 2023 | 1,704 |
| 2024 | 1,998 |
| 2025 | 2,154 |
| 2026 | 1,590 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Bavettes, 218-222 W Kinzie St (Nov 2, 2026)
- Food For Thought At 200 S Wacker, 200 S Wacker Dr (Nov 2, 2026)
- Tacos La Guerita, 3400 W 31st St (Oct 29, 2026)
- Taco Bell, 4523 W North Ave (Oct 29, 2026)
- Taquizas Don Rafa 2, 3857 W 26th St (Oct 29, 2026)
- Guatalinda Bakery, 3149 W Diversey Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- City Winery Chicago, 1200-1212 W Randolph St (Oct 28, 2026)
- Domino's Pizza, 3103 N Clark St (Oct 28, 2026)
- Taqueria Y Birrieria Morelia Inc 2, 3817 S Kedzie Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Sharks Fish And Chicken, 325 S Cicero Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Club 81 Too Llc, 13157 S Avenue M (Oct 28, 2026)
- Mariscos El Abuelo Y Yo Seafood, 3752 S Kedzie Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Hong Kong Restaurant, 2757 W 55th St (Oct 27, 2026)
- Paleta Haus, 4636 N Cumberland Ave (Oct 26, 2026)
- New Jb-One, 6359 S Cottage Grove Ave (Oct 26, 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.