Food Safety Report: Venteux Restaurant & Cafe, 224-230 N Michigan Ave Fl, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60601 Illinois, United States

Report date: Sep 2, 2025
44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: 4-904. 13: observed preset knives and forks on tables in dining room. Instructed tableware that is preset shall be protected from contamination by being wrapped, covered or inverted or preset tableware may be exposed if unused settings are removed when a consumer is seated or settings not removed when a consumer is seated are cleaned and sanitized before further use.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: 5-501. 17: observed no covered receptacles in both basement all gender employee washrooms. Instructed to provide covered receptacles in both basement all gender employee washrooms for sanitary products and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 11: observed missing grout in between floor tiles near cookline in expo area. Instructed to smootly regrout in between floor tiles where grout is missing near cookline in expo area for ease of cleanability. Observed damaged ceiling tiles in rear prep/dishwashing area. Instructed to replace all damaged ceiling tiles in rear prep/dishwashing area and maintain.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: 2-102. 13: expired proof of food handler training provided for food handlers. Instructed to provide valid proof of food handler training for all food handlers.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: 2-102. 13: expired and no proof of allergen training provided for city of chicago food service sanitation managers. Instructed to provide valid proof of allergen training for all employees with a city of chicago food service sanitation certificate.

59. Previous priority foundation violation corrected
- comments: 8-404. 13 (b:3): observed previous priority foundation violations from inspection report #2622824 dated 08/26/2025 not corrected. Instructed to correct. Priority violation 7-42-090 citation issued observed approximately 30 small flies in facility. Observed small fly activity in areas such as expo area and bar. Instructed to eliminate small fly activity in facility and clean affected areas, recommended licensed pest control company service facility on or after 8/26/2025. Observed temperature of wash solution at high temperature dish machine at improper temperature of 142f. Instructed the temperature of the wash solution in spray type warewashers that use hot water to sanitize may not be less than 160f, instructed to repair high temperature dish machine.

Source: chicago.gov