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Private SchoolLicence 2872361

Monarch Catering Company

955 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60642

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Latest verdictPassSep 22, 2026 · 22 days ago
Inspections6since Sep 30, 2022
Fail rate16.7%1 of 6 verdictscitywide 22.4% · below average
City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.

The whole record

  • Pass67%
  • Conditional17%
  • Fail17%
6 inspections from 2022 to 2026 · hover a mark
2023202420252026
  1. PassSep 22, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 44

      Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

      Observed scoop stored on prep table shelf near bulk containers of working ingredients (sugar). Instructed to store inside or in a clean container to prevent possible contamination.

    2. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Observed dried organic matter inside floor drain, pipes surrounding drain as well as baseboards behind 3 compartment sink.instructed to clean, sanitize and maintain to prevent feeding source for pest.

  2. PassSep 15, 2025Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
  3. FailSep 8, 2025CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 10

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

      Leak noted under front prep area hand wash sink, instructed to repair and maintain.

    2. 10

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

      No hands washing signs in employees restrooms, instructed to provide.

    3. 48

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

      Extremely slow drainage at 3-comp sink, waste water overflowing on kitchen's floor. Instructed manager to repair and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-025.

    4. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Chipped paint and damaged dry wall noted behind clean utensils shelf, instructed to install a durable surface to withstand metal pans bumping to wall.

  4. PassOct 21, 2024CanvassRisk 1 (High)
  5. ConditionalNov 27, 2023CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 2

      City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate

      Observed facility without a valid city of Chicago food service sanitation certificate posted onsite for food employees. Informed person in charge city of Chicago original food service certificate must be posted along with the certified manager on site when time and temperature control for safety(tcs) foods are stored. Priority foundation violation #7-38-012. Citation issued.

    2. 10

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

      Observed no hand signage at the hand sink at the employees washroom. Instructed to provide and maintain.

    3. 16

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

      Observed excessive black slimy substance build up on inside interior panel of ice machine and dripping onto ice for human consumption. Must remove build up, clean, and sanitize. Priority foundation 7-38-005. Citation issued. Manager turned of ice machine and wiped down.

    4. 37

      Food properly labeled; original container

      Observed sugar out of the original containers without label containing the product name. Instructed to label all foods and spices with common name that are out of the original containers.

  6. PassSep 30, 2022LicenseRisk 1 (High)
    1. 10

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

      Observed no hand signage at the hand sink at the serving line. Instructed to provide and maintain.

    2. 16

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

      Observed ice scooper being stored on top of the ice bin with the food contact surface exposed. Instructed on how to properly store ice scoop between uses. Food handler wash, rinsed, and sanitized the ice scooper and placed it where the food contact surface isn't exposed.

    3. 40

      Personal cleanliness

      Observed food handlers prepping food without hair restraints. Instructed person in charge that all food handlers must wear a hair restraint.

    4. 55

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

      Observed missing ceilings tile panels in the food prep area. Instructed to replace missing ceiling tile panels.

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

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What it gets cited for

  1. 104×

    Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

  2. 553×

    Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  3. 162×

    Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

  4. 441×

    Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

  5. 481×

    Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

  6. 21×

    City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate

  7. 371×

    Food properly labeled; original container

  8. 401×

    Personal cleanliness

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2872361 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.