Palm Restaurant
Last inspected: Aug 27, 2025
100
Score
Across the available record, Palm Restaurant has 11 inspections on file, the first dated 2018. The latest inspection on file is from Aug 27, 2025. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around three violations compared to roughly six violations earlier on.
“Utensils, equipment & linens” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing five times across the record.
Palm Restaurant's latest score of 100 sits above the Chicago average of 81. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Aug 27, 2025
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Aug 20, 2025
Routine
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FRESH OYSTERS AND CLAMS IN CONTAINERS IN COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH NO SHELLSTOCK TAG IN CONTAINERS. CORRECTED ON SITE CONTAINER OF FRESH OYSTERS AND CLAMS VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGEMENT,VALUED AT $30 AND WEIGHING 3LBS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TEMPERATURE OF THE WASH SOLUTION IN LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 106F. OBSERVED IMPROPER WASH SOLUTION TEMPERATURE AT LOW TEMERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE, WASH SOLUTION IN SPRAY TYPE WAREWASHERS THAT USE CHEMICALS TO SANITIZE MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 120F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN AREAS SUCH AS BAR AND FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN FACILITY AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS, RECOMMENDED LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 8/20/2025. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PRESET KNIVES AND FORKS ON TABLES IN MAIN 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.
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May 13, 2024
Routine
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP HANDLE LAYING INSIDE ICE INSIDE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT TABLEWAR OR RESET UPON CUSTOMER SEATING.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, HOLDING UNITS, BULK CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPULLS ON FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN CALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGERS. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Nov 27, 2023
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: Missing insulation at cooling lines of walk-in coolers, instructed to install to prevent condensation.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Meat slicer not clean around blade housing, noted encrusted food debris all around, instructed to clean slicer properly and maintain.
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Dec 7, 2022
Reinspection
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD ITEM STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE VENT IN THE WALK IN AND THE COLD HOLD IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOUR, SALT AND BREAD CRUMBS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
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Nov 30, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0PPM OF CHLORINE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID EQUIPMENT MUST PROPERLY SANITIZE AT 50PPM-100PPM OF CHLORINE ALL TIMES. CONTAINER WAS EMPTY. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
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Proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOOD ITEMS (COOKED WHITE BEANS AND RISOTTO) IN CONTAINERS IN COOLER WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE LABELS (NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS) ON ALL FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER CORRECTED ON SITE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMEPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN PREP/DISWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. (CORRECTED ON SITE-MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOUR, SALT AND BREAD CRUMBS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD ITEM STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE VENT IN THE WALK IN AND THE COLD HOLD IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
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Aug 30, 2021
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Aug 23, 2021
Suspected Food Poisoning
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: LOW TEMP DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT SANITIZING AT FINAL RINSE, 0PPM OBTAINED ON CL TEST STRIPS. MACHINE WAS USED EARLIER TODAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT FINAL RINSE. MACHINE IS TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE. PRIORITY VIOALTION 7-38-025.
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: FOUND A PAN OF LIQUID EGGS AT 73.2F AND A COTAINER OF CHICKEN STOCK AT 87.3F. BOTH CONTAINERS LEFT ON PREP TABLE. NO TEMPERATURE CONTROL. INSTUCTED TO KEEP SUCH FOODS HELD AT 41F OR LOWER OR 135F OR HIGHER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $7.
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Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Inspector notes: SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION TAGS FOR CLAMS NOT KEPT ON SITE AFTER SALE AS REQUIRED, UNABLE TO FIND CLAM TAGS FOR THE PERIOD OF AUG/1 2021 TO AUG/16/2021. CLAMS WERE SERVED IN THIS PERIOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SHELLSTOCK TAGS ON SITE FOR 90 DAYS AFTER SALE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: SPRAY BOTTLE OF WATER IN KITCHEN NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: SOILED RAGS KEPT ON PREP COUNTER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A SANI BUCKET.
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Oct 8, 2020
Routine
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE AT BAR. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PRESET TABLEWARE (UTENSILS AND GLASSWARE) SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED, OR SET TABLES UPON CUSTOMER ARRIVAL AND MAINTAIN.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED IN THE PREP AREA, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN BLADE ON MOUNTED CAN OPENER IN PREP AREA. Cutting or piercing parts of can openers shall be readily removable for cleaning and for replacement. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUIDS FROM FLOORS IN PREP AREA AND WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT HOOD IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
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Dec 10, 2019
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE THE DATE ON ALL SHELLFISH TAGS, WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED; AND STORE ALL SHELLFISH TAGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS FROM THE SALE DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE AT ALL DINING TABLES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PRESET TABLEWARE (UTENSILS AND GLASSWARE) SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED, OR SET TABLES UPON CUSTOMER ARRIVAL AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SENSOR HANDSINK IN WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NEAREST THE ENTRANCE/EXIT NOT FUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
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Oct 25, 2018
License
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: FOOD HANDLERS WITH LONG BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD GUARD, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR. -
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Sewage & waste water properly disposed
Inspector notes: 5-403.12: **C** Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater LEAKY PIPE UNDER 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA HAND WASH SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN MAIN KITCHEN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. -
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Palm Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Palm Restaurant on file is from Aug 27, 2025. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Palm Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “utensils, equipment & linens” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Palm Restaurant.
Has Palm Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Palm Restaurant have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Palm Restaurant 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 Palm Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Palm Restaurant is inspected around two times per year on average.
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