Chicago violation 6: PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 426 times at 366 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 | 16 |
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2024 | 107 |
| 2025 | 110 |
| 2026 | 83 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- The Little Corner Snack Shop, 5937 N Broadway (Oct 7, 2026)
- Humboldt Haus Deli & Liquor, 2954-2958 W North Ave (Oct 1, 2026)
- Lardon & The Union Taproom & The Meadowlark, 2200-2202 N California Ave (Sep 29, 2026)
- Cafecito, 401-403 W Fullerton Pkwy (Sep 10, 2026)
- Big Jones, 5347 N Clark St (Aug 25, 2026)
- Beaumont's Chicago, 2020 N Halsted St (Aug 19, 2026)
- Ezankaya, 1320-1322 W Devon Ave (Aug 18, 2026)
- Gus Bakery, 901 S Cicero Ave (Aug 11, 2026)
- La Biznaga Taqueria, 1401 W Diversey Pkwy (Aug 6, 2026)
- Firehouse And Captain Hooks, 5648 W Roosevelt Rd (Aug 6, 2026)
- Hollywood Grill, 1601 W North Ave (Jul 29, 2026)
- Los Corrales Taquera, Inc., 2881 W Cermak Rd (Jul 23, 2026)
- Stan's Donuts & Coffee, 181 N Michigan Ave (Jul 14, 2026)
- Market Creations, 101 N Wacker Dr (Jul 6, 2026)
- Tacos Los Brothers Llc, 2607 S Kostner Ave (Jun 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.