Giant
Last inspected: Oct 17, 2025
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Score
Inspectors have visited Giant eight times, with records going back to 2016. On Oct 17, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around three violations each.
Looking across the full record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
The city-wide average for Chicago sits at 81, putting Giant on the better side of that line. The record reflects steady performance over time.
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Inspection History
Oct 17, 2025
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SEWAGE LINES OVER FOOD AND SINGLE-USE ITEMS AND CHEST FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SHIELD THE SEWAGE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS OR REMOVE THE ITEMS STORED BENEATH THE SEWAGE LINES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED IN BASEMENT THE CEILING IN THE FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREAS IN POOR REPAIR. CEILING IN PREP/STORAGE HAS LARGE HOLES AS PIC INDICATED THERE WAS A PIPE LEAKING HOLES WERE MADE 2 MONTHS AGO. NOTED THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP/ STORAGE, AND TOILET ROOMS PAINT PEELING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SEAL CEILING HOLES, RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS INCLUDING BASEMENT CEILING TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Oct 29, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WOODEN SHELVES AT THE FRONT SERVER PREP AREA NOT SMOOTH OR EASILY-CLEANABLE, BUT TREATED TO PREVENT ABSORPTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE SURFACE TO COVER SHELVES AND FACILITATE EASY CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
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Feb 6, 2023
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 2-DOOR 1ST FLOOR PREP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON SLICER. MUST CLEAN SLICER AND MAINTAIN.
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Jul 13, 2021
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
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Oct 28, 2019
Routine
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE REAR DOOR STRIP TORN 1" GAP, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN WEATHER STRIP.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE #10 CAN OPENER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE WINE STORAGE AREA RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN HAS A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE BLACK SUBSTANCE.
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Sep 24, 2018
Routine
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
Inspector notes: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE WHICH MENU ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS TO A REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: PA 100-0367 MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
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Aug 28, 2017
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR SURFACES CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MACHINE WAS CLEAN AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(a)
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE BARRIER FROM COUNTER ACROSS CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. COUNTER MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST PUBLIC CONTAMINATION.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OPENING AROUND CEILING PIPE ABOVE PREP TABLE ON BASEMENT. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
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Jun 14, 2016
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Giant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Giant on file is from Oct 17, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Giant?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Giant.
Has Giant's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Giant have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Giant means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Giant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Giant is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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