LEVY AT SOLDIER FIELD
1410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DR, CHICAGO, IL 60605 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
LEVY AT SOLDIER FIELD has been inspected 13 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since May 29, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 21, 2026, recorded 13 infractions.
10 of 13 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 13 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
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 5 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2026. For example:
PROPER HOT 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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2026. 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 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2026. 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2026. For example:
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
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 August 21, 2026. 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.
13 inspections
- Canvass
13 infractions
- 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
- OBSERVED NO HANDSOAP AVAILABLE AT FRONT PREP HANDSINK IN AREA #114. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. COS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C)
- 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
- OBSERVED INTERIOR FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF 3-COMP SINK (ALL BASINS) AND ICE WELL IN REAR KITCHEN AREA SOILED WITH GREEN BUILD-UP AND FOOD DEBRIS IN HOLA BIRDS AREA 214. FOOD EMPLOYEES CLEANED AND SANITIZED FOOD CONTACT SURFACES ONSITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025
- 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- OBSERVED HOT DOGS STORED IMPROPERLY IN HOT HOLDING UNIT WITH TEMPERATURE MEASURING 123-131 DEGREES F IN AREA #110. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
- 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
- OBSERVED REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR (LEFT) NOT COMPLETELY RODENT PROOF IN WAREHOUSING STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
- OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARDS AT HANDSINK IN #124 BURNHAM BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASHGUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF HANDSINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN. ALSO OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS IMPROPERLY STORED DIRECTLY ON COUNTERTOP IN AREA #132. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN, DESIGNATED HOLDER BETWEEN USES.
- 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
- OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WITH BEARDS AND NO BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BEARD GUARD AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD AND MAINTAIN. COS.
- 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
- OBSERVED SOILED LINENS STORED ON FOOD PREP SURFACE IN AREA VC113 SOUTH MARCHE. RELOCATED TO SOILED LINEN BASKET.
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
- OBSERVED LOOSE RUBBER GASKET ON UPRIGHT 2-DOOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
- OBSERVED STEAMER LEAKING POTABLE WATER IN AREA 306, THE WORKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
- 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- OBSERVED WHEELS OF HEAVY FRYING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS IN AREA #126 AND IN AREA #439 THE WORKS. ALSO OBSERVED FRYER CABINETS WITH ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS IN AREAS #134 AND #242. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED RUST INSIDE BASINS OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
- 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- OBSERVED SODA COOLER CONDENSER CONDENSATE DISCHARGE HOSE DISCHARGING INTO BUCKET AT SHORELINE BBQ, AREA 213. INSTRUCTED TO ROUTE DISCHARGE TO FLOOR DRAIN. ALSO OBSERVED DRAINS IN AREA 119 WITH ACCUMULATED ORGANIC DEBRIS. OBSERVED 3-COMP DRAIN PLUMBING WITH SMALL LEAK BUT FUNTIONAL IN AREA 205 TAQUERIA 77 AND IN AREA 438 THE WORKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
- OBSERVED MISSING AND LIFTED FLOOR PANELS IN AREA VC113 SOUTH MARCHE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
- OBSERVED FLOORS AND WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN DISREPAIR, WITH PORTIONS OF THE WALL SURFACE CRUMBLING IN AREA #126. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. WALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER FRYERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE IN MAIN KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
- Canvass Re-Inspection
5 infractions
- 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
- OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HANDWSHING SINK AND SERVING TABLE IN GRILL CONCESSION 126. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
- OBSERVED TORN/DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR OF THE WALK- IN COOLER AND ALSO ICE BUILT UP INSIDE OF SERVICE FREEZER IN PANTRY 204 ; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKET.
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
- NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT TPANTRY 214. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
- 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER IN SEC. 144. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT GREASE TRAP BETWEEN STANDS IN SEC. 150/152
- 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
- OBSERVED THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA AROUND THE DEEP FRYERS IN SEC. 150/152. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE FLOOR OF REAR PREP AREA IN FRONT OF ICE FREEZER IN SEC. 150/152. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN PANTRY 204, 214,SOUTH MARCHE AND FLOOR DRAINS IN SOUTH MARCHE, PANTRY 213, 208 BAR. ALSO OBSERVED HOLE IN FLOOR UNDERNEATH ICE MAKER IN SOUTH MARCHE AND HOLE ON WALL IN PANTRY 213
- 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
- Canvass
12 infractions
- 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
- OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN PANTRY 204 DUE TO BROKEN HANDWASHING DISPENSER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- 19. PROPER REHEATING PROCEDURES FOR HOT HOLDING
- OBSERVED PASTA REHEATED TO 145F AND PORK REHEATED TO 135F DURING INSPECTION AT THE SKYLINE SUITES. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD REHEATED FOR HOT HOLDING NEEDS TO BE AT 165F. PRIORITY VIOLATIONI 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- OBSERVED COOKED PASTA 122F AND COOKED PORK AT 120 STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN HOT HOLDING UNIT IN SKYLINE SUITE. INSTRUCTED ALL HOT TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 135F OR ABOVE DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION 7-38-005 COMBINED WITH VIOLATION 19
- 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES SUCH AS COOKED VEGETABLES AT 45.2F IN SKYLINE SUITE, HAMBURGER AT 48F AT GRILL CONCESSION 126 AND PIZZA AT 50F IN CONNIE'S PIZZA. ALSO OBSERVED ITAILIAN BEEF AT 54F AND BUFFALO CHICKEN AT 53 IN WALK IN COOLER AT MAIN KITCHEN. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 170 LBS AT $1200. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION 7-38-005 COMBINED WITH VIOLATION 19
- 24. TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS
- OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS: PORK LOINS AND PASTA AT TKE SKYLINE SUITE WITHOUT NO TIME LISTED OR NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES, SAID PROCEDURES SHALL BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE, MAINTAINED IN THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT UPON REQUEST THAT SPECIFY THE FOOD TEMPERATURE OF 41ºF OR LESS WHEN REMOVED FROM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE CONTROL, OR 135ºF OR GREATER WHEN REMOVED FROM HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THE FOOD SHALL BE MARKED OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED TO INDICATE THE TIME THAT IS FOUR (4) HOURS PAST THE POINT IN TIME WHEN THE FOOD IS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THE FOOD SHALL BE DISCARDED, WITHIN FOUR (4) HOURS FROM THE POINT IN TIME WHEN THE FOOD IS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL; CONTAINERS OR PACKAGES, OR MARKED TO EXCEED A FOUR (4)-HOUR LIMIT SHALL BE DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
- OBSERVED PIZZA PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 67F IN CONNIE'S PIZZA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
- OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED OVER 100 RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA CONCESSION STANDS LOCATED AT SOUTH MARCHE AROUND THE HEATING UNIT, PANTRY 204 DROPPING ALONG THE WALLBASE, PANTRY 205 UNDERNEATH THE HANDWASHING SINK, BAR 207 ON THE LEDGE OF THE SODA STORAGE STAND AND ALONG THE WALL UNDERNEATH THE MILK CRATEAND IN BAR 208. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A)
- 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
- OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HANDWSHING SINK AND SERVING TABLE IN GRILL CONCESSION 126. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
- OBSERVED TORN/DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR OF THE WALK- IN COOLER AND ALSO ICE BUILT UP INSIDE OF SERVICE FREEZER IN PANTRY 204 ; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKET.
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
- NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT TPANTRY 214. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
- 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- INSTRUCTE TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER IN SEC. 144. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT GREASE TRAP BETWEEN STANDS IN SEC. 150/152
- 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
- OBSERVED THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA AROUND THE DEEP FRYERS IN SEC. 150/152. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE FLOOR OF REAR PREP AREA IN FRONT OF ICE FREEZER IN SEC. 150/152. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN PANTRY 204, 214,SOUTH MARCHE AND FLOOR DRAINS IN SOUTH MARCHE, PANTRY 213, 208 BAR. ALSO OBSERVED HOLE IN FLOOR UNDERNEATH ICE MAKER IN SOUTH MARCHE AND HOLE ON WALL IN PANTRY 213
- 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
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