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Restaurant inspections / Daycare Above and Under 2 Years

Serendipity Childcare

1300 W 99th St, Chicago 60643 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

May 28, 2025

14

Inspections on record

8

Times passed

2

Times failed

Violations cited on May 28, 2025

  1. #37FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SOME FOOD STORAGE BAGS WITHOUT LABELS WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL STORAGE BAGS WITH DISCARD DATES AND COMMON NAMES.
  2. #39CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN WITHOUT SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF CLEAN DISHES NEXT TO 3-COMP SINK.
  3. #44UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED SERVING UTENSILS STORED UPRIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANDLES UPRIGHT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF SERVING UTENSILS.
  4. #49NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER ON BOTH STOVE TOP AND REACH IN REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  5. #51PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SINKS; GENIUSES, LITERACY LOVERS, AND MASTERMIND CLASSROOMS WITH THE FAUCET HEADS SPRAYING WATER WHEN TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO A CONSISTENT FLOW OF WATER.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
May 28, 2025LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 4, 2024LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 12, 2023Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 5, 2023CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 9, 2021LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 26, 2020CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 23, 2019License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 16, 2019LicenseFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 31, 2018CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jun 28, 2017LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 16, 2016CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Aug 4, 2015License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 16, 2015LicensePass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
May 5, 2014LicensePassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Serendipity Childcare — questions

Did Serendipity Childcare pass its last health inspection?
Serendipity Childcare at 1300 W 99th St was inspected on May 28, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 14 inspections on record it has failed 2 times.
What violations were cited at Serendipity Childcare?
The most recent inspection cited 5 violations, beginning with: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SOME FOOD STORAGE BAGS WITHOUT LABELS WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL STORAGE BAGS WITH DISCARD DATES AND COMMON NAMES.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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