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Appears in 30 stories · Last updated Nov 7, 2026
Conducted inspection and maintains records
Chicago issued two business licenses for 820 Damen Cafe at 820 N. Damen Ave. on October 30, 2026. One covers a retail food establishment; the other covers incidental liquor consumption on premises.
Updated 2 days ago
Conducted inspections
On October 30, 2026, the City of Chicago issued a Retail Food Establishment license to Best Amigos Grill at 3944 W Chicago Avenue. The license allows the sale of food prepared onsite without a dining area. The issuance followed a failed inspection on October 19 and a passed re-inspection on October 21.
Conducted license inspection and re-inspection
Chicago business license data lists Nutrition House at 8553 S Cicero Ave as a retail food establishment with onsite dining and coffee or drink preparation. The record is dated Nov. 2, 2026, and follows a failed license inspection on Oct. 23 and a passing re-inspection on Oct. 26.
Updated 3 days ago
Conducts food inspections
Chicago issued Quericozon a retail food establishment license for 3420 W North Ave on November 3, 2026. City records show the address failed a license inspection on October 14, with eight violations cited, and passed a re-inspection on October 27.
Updated 4 days ago
Conducted license inspections and issued retail food license
Mini City Play Cafe, a play space and coffee bar planned for West Town, received a Chicago retail food establishment license on Nov. 3. The license covers preparation of food and dining on premises with seating at 1701 W Grand Ave.
Conducted the inspection
Chicago issued a retail food establishment license to Fuerza Vital at 8542 S Pulaski Rd in the Ashburn neighborhood on October 20. The license covers food prepared on site without a dining area, meaning takeout and counter service.
Updated Nov 1
Conducted health inspections
Pho Vietnam, a Vietnamese restaurant at 5160 S Pulaski Rd in Chicago's West Elsdon neighborhood, received a retail food establishment license from the city on October 20.
Health inspector
Christophe's Fine Foods holds a Chicago retail food licence for 2264 N Clark St in Lincoln Park. The licence covers retail sales of general merchandise and non-perishable food, plus food prepared on site without a dining area.
Conducted inspection
Dripping Sauce, at 2325 S Michigan Ave in Chicago, received a city license for consumption on premises on October 13. A public listing shows that license alone; no retail food license appeared in the records checked.
Updated Oct 31
Suspended the cafeteria's license Oct. 16, 2026; reinstated it Oct. 29 after a follow-up inspection
Chicago reinstated the food license for the cafeteria and patient kitchen at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center on Oct. 29, after a follow-up inspection. The city had suspended the license Oct. 16, when inspectors found more than 200 live cockroaches and black slime dripping from an ice machine onto ice used for food.
Enforcing agency
Chicago health inspectors suspended Nhà Hàng Vietnam's license on Oct. 14, after the Uptown restaurant failed two inspections in nine days. The re-inspection found more than 100 rat droppings across the premises, live roaches and open blocks of rat poison on the floor, city records show.
Regulator; issued license, conducted inspection
Koji Japanese, a restaurant at 2114 W Lawrence Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, received its retail food establishment license on October 29. The license covers food prepared on site with a dining area.
Updated Oct 30
Regulator that issued the license and conducted the inspection
Cava now holds a Chicago food service license for its Fullerton Avenue restaurant in Lincoln Park, according to city records. A health inspection on October 22 passed, and the license for food prepared on site with a dining area was issued October 26.
Updated Oct 29
Conducts food establishment inspections
The Siam Lotus Thai Cuisine LLC holds a Chicago food establishment license for 3445 W. 51st St. in Gage Park. The city issued it October 26 for food preparation and dine-in seating.
Conducted the October 20 inspection of Xiao Long Ji Soup Dumplings
Chicago issued a retail food license to Xiao Long Ji Soup Dumplings at 2132 W Chicago Ave on October 26. Six days earlier, a city health inspection passed with no violations recorded.
Updated Oct 27
Conducted inspections at Marina Bay's address
Chicago issued a food-service business license to Marina Bay Inc. on October 16, valid through November 2028. The seafood restaurant at 2060 S Lumber St failed its first health inspection in September, then passed a re-inspection with conditions.
Updated Oct 26
Health inspection authority for licensed food establishments
Da's Catering LLC holds a new Chicago retail food license at 7117 South State Street. The license, issued October 23, 2026, covers food prepared on site for sale without a dining area, the setup used by caterers and delivery-oriented kitchens.
Conducted the Aug. 28, 2026 inspection of Figurati
Figurati Pizza & Italian Beef holds a Chicago retail food license for a carryout spot at 11611-11613 S. Halsted St. in West Pullman. The license, issued Oct. 21, covers food prepared onsite with no dining area.
Updated Oct 23
Conducted the health inspection
Taquero LLC received a Chicago business license on October 20, 2026, to run a retail food establishment with on-site dining at 1734 W 35th St in McKinley Park. The license came six days after a health inspection passed with no violations recorded.
Updated Oct 21
I Love Michoacana received a Chicago retail food establishment licence for 4021 W North Ave on Oct 19. The licence covers food prepared on-site with a dining area.
Regulator
A Mexican ice cream shop in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood received its retail food license on October 13. Neveria La Garrafita, at 4436 West Fullerton Avenue, passed its final health re-inspection on October 1 after failing an earlier inspection in September.
Updated Oct 14
As of October 2026: Conducted the license inspections for Taqueria El Olvido
Taqueria El Olvido received a Chicago retail food license on October 7 for 3250 W 55th St. The city issued it after three inspections: Not Ready on September 23, Fail on October 1, and Pass w/ Conditions on October 6.
Updated Oct 9
As of October 2026: Inspection authority
58Brothers Company, a restaurant at 4445 N Pulaski Rd in Chicago, received a city business license on October 6, 2026. The license covers food preparation and dining on premises with seating.
Updated Oct 7
As of October 2026: Conducted license inspections for Visions Cafe
Visions Cafe, a brunch spot planned for North Lawndale's Roosevelt Road corridor, received its Chicago food service license on October 5. The license covers food preparation and dining on premises with seating. It followed a failed inspection on September 17 and a pass on re-inspection September 30.
Updated Oct 6
As of September 2026: Conducted the food safety inspection
Jitterbug Sweets, an artisan candy maker, received its Chicago retail food license on September 4. The shop at 1916 West North Avenue in Wicker Park can now sell packaged goods and food prepared on-site without a dining area.
Updated Sep 27
As of September 2026: Conducted the license inspections
El Gallo Maro 2, a second location of a neighborhood Mexican restaurant, received its Chicago business license on September 25. The Retail Food Establishment license covers on-site food preparation and a dining room at 6045 N Cicero Ave.
Updated Sep 26
As of September 2026: Inspected Helin Cafe Sept 16, 2026; result: pass with one violation
Helin Cafe was licensed September 21 by the City of Chicago to serve food with on-site dining at 931 W Belmont Ave in Lake View. It's one approval in a longer process: the cafe still has to finish its build-out and open its doors.
Updated Sep 24
As of September 2026: Conducts food inspections and issues grades
The city of Chicago issued Taqueria El Dorado Z a food-service license on September 18 for 2727 W Fullerton Ave. The permit covers food preparation and sit-down dining at the Logan Square address.
As of September 2026: Inspects food establishments for sanitation compliance
Morrisons Soul And Smoke LLC, a takeout-only soul food kitchen, holds a new Chicago business license at 6658 S Cottage Grove Ave in Woodlawn. The city issued the retail food establishment license on September 17, 2026, for food prepared on site without a dining area.
As of September 2026: Conducted MiMi Dao's food inspection
A restaurant called MiMi Dao has cleared two big permitting hurdles to open in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The city issued it a Retail Food Establishment license on Sept. 22 for the first floor of 1516 E Harper Ct, in the Harper Court commercial district.
Updated Sep 23
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