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AMERICAN ACCORD FOOD CORP

10543-45 S EWING AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 · Restaurant (Catering)

Inspection summary

AMERICAN ACCORD FOOD CORP has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 6, 2018. The most recent inspection, on August 12, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on January 29, 2024. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on June 26, 2023. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 22, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 2 times on June 26, 2023. For example: PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 26, 2023. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER NEAR DESK IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS SHELVING IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL WOOD SURFACES TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  4. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED FOIL USED AS LINER ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN AND RAW WOOD USED AS SHELVING IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOIL AND SEAL ALL WOOD SURFACES TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK SLOW DRAINING AND LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOOR UNDER FRYERS IN KITCHEN, DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND PACKAGING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED MOPS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY HANG MOP HEADS TO DRY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2678393 ON 7-10-23:51-MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT REAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. 55-MUST GROUT FLOOR IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND WHERE NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,ALL REACH IN COOLER AND WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,FRYER CABINETS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,STORAGE SHELVES.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT REAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,MISSING TOILET TANK LID IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 5-501.17 : MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM STALL.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE AND MISSING WALL BASES IN FRONT FOOD STORAGE STORAGE AREA(COOLERS),STAINED CEILING TILES IN STORAGE AND MEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.16 : MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BOTH BASEMENTS,IN BETWEEN ALL COOLERS ,REAR STORAGE AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • 6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  6. Canvass

    19 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN MIDDLE MAIN PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE.OBSERVED 2- SPOONS AND A CUP INSIDE OF SAID HAND SINK.MANAGER REMOVED ARTICLES DURING INSPECTION.MUST KEEP SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER SANITIZING OF MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT BOTH 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS BY DISH WASHERS.OBSERVED BOTH SINKS NOT SET UP TO WASH,RINSE OR SANITIZING AT 0.0P.P.M. OBSERVED DISH BEING WASHED WITH A BUCKET OF SOAPY WATER ,RINSING UNDER RUNNING WATER AND PLACING DISHES ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES WITHOUT SANITIZING DISHES.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SET UP SINK TO PROPERLY SANITIZE DISHES.(PRIORITY 7-38-025)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
    • 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS COOKED FOODS IN PANS STORED ON ROLLING CARTS,PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT FACILITY SUCH AS 120LBS. CHICKEN TENDERS 73.4F-74.5F.120LBS.POTATOE WEDGES 80.6F-88.9F.25LBS. RICE 72.7F-77.0F.30LBS. FRIED CHICKEN-90.7F-95.0F.75LBS. BAKED POTATOES-81.7F-85.8F.2LBS. SPINACH 56.1F.5.5LBS. GREENS-59.4F-60.3F.5.5LBS. SLOPPY JOE 63.7F.1LBS. HOT DOGS-63.9F.4LBS. MASHED POTATO 60.4F.5LBS. BROWN RICE-66.7F.5LBS. DRESSING -64.0F.5LBS. MEATLOAF-67.5F.1LBS. CAULIFLOWER-60.8F.30LBS. WHITE RICE-63.4F-69.7F.5.5LBS. BEANS-65.4F.60LBS. MAUI-MAUI 67.5F-67.8F. 2.5LBS. COD-69.8F-70.4F.8LBS. CATFISH -68.2F-68.5F.6LBS. HAMBURGERS-68.2F-69.6F.10LBS. CHICKEN BREAST-75.9F-80.5F.17LBS. CHICKEN QUARTERS-82.6F-95.0F.1LBS. SPINACH PIE-72.3F.1.5LBS. CHICKEN KIEV-72.1F.3LBS. EGG ROLLS-74.8F.2LBS. BUTTERFLY SHRIMP-70.9F.1LBS.-POPCORN SHRIMP-70.4F.5LBS. PIZZA PUFFS-81.0F. .5LBS.-FISH & CHIPS-72.9F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER. MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. APPX. 592LBS. $2225.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS IN PANS ON ROLLING CARTS AND PREP TABLES SUCH AS 40LBS. PASTA-73.0F.1LBS. SLICED ROAST BEEF-66.2F. 1LBS. SLICED CORNED BEEF-64.4F.1LBS. SLICED TURKEY-61.9F.4LBS. SLICED PASTRAMI-60.8F. 2.5LBS. SLICED GYROS-66.2F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION APPX.46.5LBS. $132.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 100 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES AND IN BETWEEN COOLERS IN FRONT AREA & REAR PREP AREA,UNDER MILK CRATES WHERE BOXED FRUIT IS STORED,ALONG WALL BASE UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS,INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER #2.BASEMENT(GREASE TRAP)-ALONG WALLS,UNDERNEATH PALLETES AND IN BETWEEN CLUTTER THROUGHOUT BASEMENTMUST REMOVE DROPPINGS.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/26/23.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • MUST STORE FOOD BOXES OFF OF FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST STORE ICE SCOOP FROM ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE AND STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WHEN NO IN USE.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,ALL REACH IN COOLER AND WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,FRYER CABINETS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,STORAGE SHELVES.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT REAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,MISSING TOILET TANK LID IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM STALL.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP AND DRIPPING ALONG SIDE AND LID NOT TIGHT FITTING. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP AND MAKE LID TIGHT FITTING AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE AND MISSING WALL BASES IN FRONT FOOD STORAGE STORAGE AREA(COOLERS),STAINED CEILING TILES IN STORAGE AND MEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BOTH BASEMENTS,IN BETWEEN ALL COOLERS ,REAR STORAGE AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENTS AND OUTSIDE STAIRCASES LEADING TO BASEMENTS. MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT FLOOR AND KEEP DRY.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN BASEMENTS.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  7. Canvass

    0 infractions

  8. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 40 LIVE SMALL FLIES LOCATED ON THE WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, ELIMINATE INSECT ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15 OBSERVED THE COLD WATER KNOB MISSING FROM THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE MEN'S ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  10. License

    2 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-102.14(N) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PORCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.

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