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MILLARD FOOD

3638 W 16TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60623 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

MILLARD FOOD has been inspected 11 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since February 22, 2016. The most recent inspection, on December 2, 2025, found no infractions.

5 of 11 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: Pests, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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.

  • 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 8 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on March 3, 2021. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 20, 2021. 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 9, 2020. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • 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 January 20, 2021. 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 January 9, 2020. 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.

11 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Short Form Complaint

    1 infraction

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 10 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN REAR. OVER 20 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED SCATTERED ON FLOOR UNDER CHIP DISPLAY UNIT. INSTD TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  4. Complaint Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Complaint

    7 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING TCS FOOD (NACHOS WITH GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • HANDWASH SINK IN TOILET ROOM AND IN REAR PREP/WAREWASHING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE, BOXES ON TOP OF SINK AND STOCK IN FRONT OF BASIN. INSTD TO MAINTAIN CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HAND DRYING PROVISION (I.E. PAPER TOWELS) AT TOILET ROOM HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR UNDER DISPLAY SHELVES AND ON STORAGE SHELVES AT FRONT COUNTER. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE UPDATED PEST CONTROL SERVICE. EXTREME CLUTTER (BOXES, ETC)/STOCK ON FLOOR THROUGH OUT FACILITY PROVIDING HARBORAGE CONDITIONS. INSTD TO ORGANIZE PREMISES, ELEVATE ALL STOCK AND REMOVE CLUTTER TO ELIMINATE HARBORAGE CONDITIONS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • NO BARRIER BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND REAR FOOD PREP/WAREWASHING AREA AREA IS LOCATED IN REAR WHERE DISPLAY SHELVES LOCATED AND CUSTOMERS HAVE FULL ACCESS. INSTD TO USE PROPER BARRIER (WALL, DOOR, ETC) TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • EMPLOYEE MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE.
  6. Complaint Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-202.15 OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOOR TILES MISSING THRU OUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  7. Complaint

    11 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (COOKED BEEF) ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012.
    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 5-202.12(A) OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND NO HOT WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT WATER AT ALL OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS (MINIMUM 100F) AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 OBSERVED ABOUT 100 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FACILITY, UNDER ALL CHIP RACKS AND ON THE BOTTOM SHELVES THRU OUT, IN THE TOILET ROOM AND ON THE FLOORS THRU OUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-202.15 OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • 4-302.14 OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOOR TILES MISSING THRU OUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR THRU OUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY AND IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST SIX INCHES AND REMOVE ALL CLUTTER
    • 61. SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
      • 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED NO MOST RECENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO POST SUMMARY REPORT AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).
  8. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. License Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • MICE DROPPINGS STILL NOTED ON PREMISES. 25 MICE DROPPINGS SEEN ON DISPLAY SHELVES, ON FLOOR BESIDE THE GREASE TRAP, BEHIND THE REACH-IN FREEZER, UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALL WHERE PLASTIC DISPLAY SHELVES AREA LOCATED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST INSTALL A PROTECTIVE BARRIER IN REAR, SEPARATING THE DISHWASHING AREA FROM THE SALES FLOOR
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN ALL STORAGE AND DISPLAY SHELVES AND RACKS, AND ALL SINKS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS(DEBRIS, DROPPINGS).
  10. License

    9 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • COLD HOLDING UNIT 42F. ALL COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • 20 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS. MUST ALSO SEAL GAP (GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH) UNDERNEATH REAR DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • NO COMMERCIAL GARBAGE COMPANY CONTRACT OR DUMPSTER ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION, MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • PAINT ALL RUSTY SHELVES THROUGHOUT. PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST INSTALL A PROTECTIVE BARRIER IN REAR, SEPARATING THE DISHWASHING AREA FROM THE SALES FLOOR.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN ALL STORAGE AND DISPLAY SHELVES AND RACKS, AND ALL SINKS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS(DEBRIS, DROPPINGS).
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • REPAIR OPENING IN WALL BEHIND DOOR IN WASHROOM.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • REPAIR BROKEN LIGHTS ON SALES FLOOR.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  11. License

    0 infractions

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