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LA BURDICK CHICAGO LLC

609 N STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60654 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

LA BURDICK CHICAGO LLC has been inspected 9 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 1, 2017. The most recent inspection, on April 17, 2025, recorded 3 infractions.

1 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 29, 2022. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • 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 December 29, 2022. For example: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • 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 January 19, 2023. For example: WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

  • 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 once on September 1, 2017. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • 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 once on September 1, 2017. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

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.

9 inspections

  1. Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • 3-304.12: OBSERVED SCOOP STORED ON EXTERIOR OF LID OF WHITE CHOCOLATE IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOP IN FOOD THAT IS NOT TCS WITH HANDLE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FOOD WITHIN CONTAINERS THAT CAN BE CLOSED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER CUSTOMER WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.12: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN REAR DRY STORAGE AND UNDERNEATH TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN BASEMENT IN REAR DRY STORAGE AND UNDERNEATH TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED BUILDUP ALONG BASE OF WALL UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN CORNER NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG BASE OF WALL UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN CORNER NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
  2. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED SCOOP STORED ON EXTERIOR OF LID OF WHITE CHOCOLATE IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOP IN FOOD THAT IS NOT TCS WITH HANDLE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FOOD WITHIN CONTAINERS THAT CAN BE CLOSED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER CUSTOMER WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN REAR DRY STORAGE AND UNDERNEATH TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN BASEMENT IN REAR DRY STORAGE AND UNDERNEATH TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED BUILDUP ALONG BASE OF WALL UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN CORNER NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG BASE OF WALL UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN CORNER NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2605884 DATED 11/04/2024 NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED. OBSERVED STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT HALLWAY OUTSIDE DOOR, INSIDE BASEMENT NEAR DOOR AND ABOVE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN FACILITY THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
  3. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED TO ELEVATE FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. OBSERVED CRATES USED TO ELEVATE IN SUCH AREAS IN BASEMENT AS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, ROOM WITH HOT WATER TANK, BASEMENT PREP, LARGE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM OUTSIDE OF BASEMENT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE USAGE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION IN ENTIRE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED LEAKING FROM STOPPER UNDERNEATH RINSE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK FROM STOPPER UNDERNEATH RINSE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS IN LARGE STORAGE AREA OF BASEMENT UNDERNEATH ALL SHELVING UNITS AND UNDERNEATH ALL COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED DEBRIS IN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALLS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND RETAIL DISPLAY AREA(WHERE BONBON ARE SOLD). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS IN LARGE STORAGE AREA OF BASEMENT UNDERNEATH ALL SHELVING UNITS AND UNDERNEATH ALL COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND IN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALLS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND RETAIL DISPLAY AREA.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT HALLWAY OUTSIDE DOOR, INSIDE BASEMENT NEAR DOOR AND ABOVE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN FACILITY THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
  4. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP SURFACES IN BASEMENT AND IN GROUND FLOOR COFFEE STATION. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • CRATES USED THROUGHOUT FACILITY AS ELEVATION-----AND-----STORAGE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH AND MUST PROVIDE CONTAINERS THAT IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES OBSERVED IN HALLWAY BASEMENT-----AND-----MISSING CEILING TILES OBSERVED ABOVE BASEMENT STAND UP COOLERS. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE/REPLACE TILES.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOOD DEBRIS FOUND ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  5. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • "OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (MILK, CREAM, & EGGS) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 45-46 F LOCATED IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN BASEMENT IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND TO MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F AT ALL TIMES. MILK, CREAM, AND EGGS WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS AND A COST OF $400.00 HAS BEEN DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. " COS.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • "NOTED IMPROPER COLD-HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 46F AT TWO DOOR COOLER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INFORMED ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS SHALL MAINTAIN A PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. REFRIGERATOR UNIT MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CDPH). PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED."
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM AND REMOVE UNNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE BOXES 6" INCHES TO FACILITATE CLEANING.
  6. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED THE WASHBOWL SINK IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT AND THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK LOCATED IN MAIN PREP AREA LOOSE AND COMING OFF WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EITHER ALL GENDER TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN DOWNSTAIRS EMPLOYEE BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED UNPROTECTED LIGHTBULBS IN CEILING OF EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.
  7. Complaint

    3 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • SHELF FOR CLEAN UTENSILS BEHIND 3-COMP SINK IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPED AND MOLDY RY WALL, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
  8. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. License

    2 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • OBSERVED SNEEZE GUARD NEEDED IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WHERE EXPRESSO GRINDER IS LOCATED. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN NON ABSORBANT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SNEEZE GUARD. SERIOUS VIOLATION7-38-005 (A)
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • SERVICE CONTRACT FROM LICENSED PEST CONTROL MUST BE PROVIDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

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