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SACRED HEART SCHOOLS

6250 N SHERIDAN RD, CHICAGO, IL 60660 · School

Inspection summary

SACRED HEART SCHOOLS has been inspected 5 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since May 25, 2023. The most recent inspection, on October 20, 2025, recorded 4 infractions.

1 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.

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 findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 10, 2024. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 2 times on July 5, 2023. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • 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, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on October 20, 2025. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on October 20, 2025. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded once on December 10, 2024. For example: FOOD RECEIVED AT PROPER TEMPERATURE

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.

5 inspections

  1. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE AND ENSURE A CERTIFIED MANAGER IS ON SITE WHENEVER FOODS THAT NEED TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS FOODS) ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS IN CORNER IN MAIN PREP AREA NEAR ICE MACHINE, ON WALL ABOVE HADNWASHING SINK, AND IN WINDOWSILL IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOORS AND CEILINGS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE TRHOUGHOUT MAIN PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  2. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 12. FOOD RECEIVED AT PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • NOTED PREPARED HOT TCS VEGETABLE TORTILLA SOUP DELIVERED AND ACCEPTED AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE FROM THE CATERING CO. SOUP NOTED AT 125F. INSTRUCTED TO REHEAT SOUP TO 165F ON THE KITCHENS ELECTRIC HOT PLATE. REVIEWED TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • SOME INTERIOR AREAS OF THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • ICE SCOOPS NOTED IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
    • 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
      • CLEAN ALUMINUM SERVICE PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.----ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR CHEMICAL STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON METAL SURFACES OF THE DISH WASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED NO SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE FOOD PREP TABLES, REFRIGERATION UNITS, ABOVE THE DISH AREA AND ICE MACHINE. NOTED PAPER/TAPE WRAPPED WASTE WATER PIPING THAT IS PEELING, TORN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.
  3. License Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
  4. License

    6 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NOTED NO HAND WASH SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A HAND WASH SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • NOTED PREMISE USING A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHER WITH GAUGE READING 190F; HOWEVER NOTED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR OR TEMPERSTURE STRIPS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR, STRIPS/STICKERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • NO COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER OR CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE SCAVENGER FOR GARBAGE PICKUP. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A GARBAGE DUMPSTER CONTAINER OR PROOF OF CONTRACT WIT A DUMPSTER SCAVENGER SERVICE UPON BEING RE-INSPECTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • NOTED CRACKS ON CEILING OF THE KITCHEN ABOVE THE FREEZER AND AT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  5. License

    0 infractions

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