Food Safety Report: Moon's Sandwich Shop, 16 S Western Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60612 Illinois, United States

Report date: Feb 6, 2026
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed an expired, original city of chicago food service manager certificate on site, while open and operating. Instructed a city of chicago certified food manager must be on site with a valid original city of chicago food service manager certificate posted at all times while open and operating. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012,citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hot running water in the women's employee toiletroom handwashing sink. Sink was missing hot water faucet head, only observed cold water faucet head. Instructed to have hot and cold running at all hand wash sinks. Instructed to have all employees use men toilet room on site until hot water is restored in the women toilet room. Priority violation 7-38-030(c), citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed handwashing sink in the employye, men toilet room timed faucets not properly functioning. Water must run continously for at least 15 seconds before reactivating faucet.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: observed tongs improperly stored on pipe on the wall above the service sink in the rear food prep area. Instructed to refrain from storing cooking utensils on pipe and properly store.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed a leaking pipe under the three compartment sink. Instructed to repair and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed broken down boxes stored throughout facility and on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Instructed to remove and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed a missing floor tile with standing water inside near the grease trap under the three compartment sink. Instructed to provide missing floor tile, remove standing water and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed the floors throughout the facility in need of cleaning. Especially in the following areas: in the rear food prep area along the wall of the storage shelves, near the lockers, and in the front food prep area under the counters. Instructed to clean and maintain.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler certificates on site at the time of the inspection. Isntructed all food handlers must take course and maintain records on site.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed no allergen certificate on site. Instructed all certified food managers must take course and maintain records on site.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: observed previous core violations not corrected from 03/20/2025, report 2614166 49: clean the bottom shelf of the 2-door prep cooler in the rear food prep area. 55: clean the floor in the rear food prep area. Clean the grease on the wall behind the grill in the rear food prep area. 55: replace the broken floor tiles in the middle of the food prep area behind the front counter. Priority foundation:7-42-090, citation issued

Source: chicago.gov