Nadu Regional Indian

2518 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Indian

Last inspected: Jun 4, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

With just two inspections in the record, there isn't enough history to establish a clear pattern. Inspectors last stopped by on Jun 4, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around three violations lately and about seven violations before that.

Looking across the full record, “food-contact surfaces” is the recurring theme, flagged two times.

Nadu Regional Indian's latest score of 67 falls below the Chicago average of 81. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Jun 4, 2025

Routine

2 critical violations. 1 major violation.

View 3 violations

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Inspector notes: OBSERVED CHLORINE SANITIZING AT 10 PPM INSIDE OF LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. CHLORINE MUST HAVE A SANITIZER LEVEL READING AT 100PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Inspector notes: OBSERVED HOT WATER FINAL RINSE SANITIZING TEMPERATURE AT 130F AT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT LEAST 180F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025.

Summary report displayed and visible to the public

Inspector notes: SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM LAST INSPECTION 3/4/2025, REPORT #2613075. INSTRUCTED TO POST RECENT SUMMARY REPORT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

Mar 4, 2025

License

1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.

View 7 violations

Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

Inspector notes: OBSERVED EMPTY 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER BELOW NEXT TO PASTRY PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 47.8F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005. TECHNICIAD ARRIVED ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND COMPLETED REPAIRS PRIOR TO END OF INSPECTION. COOLER MAINTAINING TEMP OF 37.1F AT END OF INSPECTION.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED SMALL STAINLESS STEEL DRAIN BOARD/SHELF NOT FULLY ATTACHED TO WALL AT THE BAR/SIDE PREP AREA NEAR THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REATTACH DRAIN BOARD/SHELF BACK TO WALL.

Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

Inspector notes: OBSERVED 2 OF 6 LIGHTBULBS IN EXHAUST HOOD UNIT TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND REPLACE/REPAIR TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN UNIT.

Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

Inspector notes: OBSERVED ONE SELF-CONTAINED/SELF-VENTING OVEN/UNIT IN THE KITCHEN ON THE SIDE NEAR THE KITCHEN EXIT WITHOUT AN OVERHEAD EXUAST UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUARE VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM OR OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE KITCHEN RATIONAL OVEN AND ITS SELF-CONTAINED FILTER/VENTILATION SYSTEM.

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXPOSED/UNFINISHED WOOD AND DRYWALL ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENTIRE BAR ABOVE THE SINKS AND PREP SURFACES AT THE FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AND MAKE THE AREA SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON ABSORBENT. OBSERVED PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LINING ON OVEN IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE ON ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE BOTTOM SHELF/EXHAUST COVER OF THE SMALL ONE DOOR COOLER AT SIDE OF DISH MACHINE AREA IN THE FRONT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF SPILLAGE AND BUILD UP.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE CEILING ABOVE THE HAND SINK AND PREP SURFACES OF THE WAITER/SERVICE STATION NEXT TO THE FRONT BAR AREA TO NOT BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. SPRAY FOAM/ INSULATION PRESENT ON BEAMS, CREATING A ROUGH AND NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANLABLE SURFACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FINISH AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OF CEILING IN SERVICE AREA IN BAR.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Nadu Regional Indian last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Nadu Regional Indian on file is from Jun 4, 2025. The public record contains two inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Nadu Regional Indian?

Across the inspection record, “food-contact surfaces” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Nadu Regional Indian.

Has Nadu Regional Indian's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Nadu Regional Indian have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly seven earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Nadu Regional Indian means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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