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GOLDEN DINER

1613 W CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60622 · Restaurant (Golden Diner)

Inspection summary

GOLDEN DINER has been inspected 21 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since January 25, 2010. The most recent inspection, on September 23, 2026, found no infractions.

6 of 21 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Food temperature control and Pests.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

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.

  • 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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 14, 2025. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 27, 2016. For example: FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 12, 2013. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • 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 October 9, 2019. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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 once on October 4, 2019. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

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.

21 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN SINGLE & MULTI-USAGE WOMEN'S TOILETS.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • MUST ADJUST FAUCET HANDLES TO STAY ON LONGER FOR HAND WASHING AT HAND SINKS IN UNISEX AND MULTIUSAGE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CANS WITH LIDS IN WOMEN'S & UNISEX TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED 1 HAND WASHING SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM WITH FAULTY METER TIMING. WATER IN THE SINK DOES NOT LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR ADEQUATE HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE TIMING OF WATER LASTS LONG ENOUGH FOR ADEQUATE HAND WASHING.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED 1 OF 2 HAND WASHING SINKS IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM NOT IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. SINK DOES NOT TURN ON. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SAID SINK OBSERVED THE FAR RIGHT TOILET IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM WAS NOT PROPERLY FLUSHING. WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED, WATER FLOWS IN BUT DOES NOT GO DOWN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SAID TOILET.
  4. Canvass

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass

    0 infractions

  6. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE FRONT PREP COUNTER TOP AND HAND WASHING SINK ON BOTH SIDES.
  7. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AND NO PROOF OF ENROLLMENT ON SITE AT THIS TIME WHEN TCS FOODS ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT ONE OF THE TWO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED ON THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEES/CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT THE MEN'S EMPLOYEES/CUSTOMER'S WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINK. WATER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 73.5F TO 80.5F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOT WATER. WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE MINIMUM OF 100.0F. CUSTOMERS CAN WASH THEIR HANDS IN THE OTHERS WASHROOMS HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED ON THE SAME BUILDING.PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE FRONT PREP COUNTER TOP AND HAND WASHING SINK ON BOTH SIDES.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON SITE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK SANITIZING SOLUTION PPM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST TRIPS AND MUST MAINTAIN AT AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  8. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NOTED ONE OF THE HAND SINKS IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  9. Canvass

    0 infractions

  10. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  11. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • TWO REACH-IN COOLER PRESENTLY MAINTAINS AIR TEMP OF 50F(THEIR OWN THERMOMETER SHOWED 50F)FREEZER SIDE MAINTAINS TEMP OF 40.9F."TAGGED UNIT" DO NOT USE. NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WAS STORED AT COOLER SIDE,MILK IS STORED ON TOP COLD PLATE TO BE SERVE TO CUSTOMERS.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW,FREZZER AT TEMP OF 0F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • METERED FAUCET AT WASHROOMS NOT MAINTAINING WATER FLOW OF 15 SECOND PER REQUIREMENT.
  12. Canvass

    0 infractions

  13. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN DINING AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR SENSOR ON LEFT SINK IN WOMEN WASHROOM. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN WASHROOMS.
  14. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • REFRIGERATOR NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 51.2F INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. REGRIGERATOR MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. REFRIGERATOR IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN DINING AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR SENSOR ON LEFT SINK IN WOMEN WASHROOM. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN WASHROOMS.
  15. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Supplies stored in floor in storage room. Instructed to elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.
  16. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • Previous serious violation not corrected: report #1353305, 6-25-2013: Double set of front entry doors not rodent proofed. Outer door has 1/4 inch gap in middle and inter set has 1/4 inch gap across bottom of left door. Instructed to repair and rodent proof doors to prevent rodent and insect entry. No citation issued.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • See violation #14
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Supplies stored in floor in storage room. Instructed to elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.
  17. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • Double set of front entry doors not rodent proofed. Outer door has 1/4 inch gap in middle and inter set has 1/4 inch gap acrosoo bottom of left door. Instructed to repair and rodent proof doors to prevent rodent and insect entry. No citation issued.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Supplies stored in floor in storage room. Instructed to elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.
  18. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE 1 BROKEN SINK STOPPER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREAS MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  19. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • FOUND NO HAND SOAP AT THE EXPOSED HANDSINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE FOOD PREP AREA FOR HANDWASHING.MUST PROVIDE,MAINTAIN HYGYENIC TOOLS AT ALL TIMES.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • FOUND FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS,REAR DOUBLE DOORS THAT LEAD OUT TO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA NOT RODENT PROOFED 1/2" MODE OF ENTRY.ENSURE ALL DOORS ARE TIGHT FITING ALL ACCROSS THE BOTTOMS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE 1 BROKEN SINK STOPPER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREAS MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  20. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO ADJUST MIXERS AT HAND SINKS IN BATHROOMS
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS CONSPICUOUSLY INSIDE COOLER
  21. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AS REQUIRED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.SOME SINK STOPPERS ARE MISSING FOR THE 3 COMP SINK.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.FOUND NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR DURING THIS INSPECTION.

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