Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club
Last inspected: Jul 16, 2025
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Score
Across the available record, Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club has five inspections on file, the first dated 2024. Inspectors last stopped by on Jul 16, 2025. A low risk rating suggests inspectors haven't found much to be concerned about lately.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around one violation, down from roughly four violations earlier in the record.
“Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” comes up most often, recorded four times in the inspection record.
Compared to the broader Chicago restaurant scene, where the average is 81, this is a stronger showing. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jul 16, 2025
Complaint
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: 4-903.11(A; C): OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
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Apr 29, 2025
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: 4-903.11(A;C): OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: 4-301.12: OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS ON SITE FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Apr 22, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
No bare hand contact with rte food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD. FOOD HANDLER USED BARE HAND, WHEN PLATING FRIES TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED MUST USE GLOVES OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE APPROVED METHODS WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOOD AND PRODUCTS. APPROXIMATELY 2LBS AT $5 WORTH OF PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. PERSON IN CHARGE WAS ABLE TO REPAIR DISHWASHING MACHINE. MAINTENANCE WAS ALSO CONTACTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. DICED TOMATOES (50.3F), RAW CHICKEN (51.6F), BLUE CHEESE (46.3F), FRIED CHICKEN (60.6F) FOUND IN THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREP REAR. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 16LBS AT $188 WORTH OF PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS ON SITE FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PLASTIC FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE VENUE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
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Jul 17, 2024
Complaint
7 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: 6-301.14: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK ON THE ROOF TOP/ PATIO BAR MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-302.12: OBSERVED ONE BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINER ACROSS FROM THE FOOD WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: 6-202.15: OBSERVED THE TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND THE EXIT DOOR IN THE VENUE BAR WITH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: 4-904.11: OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS USED FOR THE PREP COOLERS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DISHWARE ON FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS IN THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE HINGES, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD SPLATTERS, AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM THE MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.13: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, FLOUR RESIDUE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK. ALSO, IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT WHERE DISHWARE IS STORED, SURROUNDING THE BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER; ALL OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.17: OBSERVED THE ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MINI COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED DIRT LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE MOP SINK AND THE THREE COMP IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
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May 14, 2024
License
7 minor violations.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK ON THE ROOF TOP/ PATIO BAR MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ONE BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINER ACROSS FROM THE FOOD WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND THE EXIT DOOR IN THE VENUE BAR WITH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS USED FOR THE PREP COOLERS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DISHWARE ON FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS IN THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE HINGES, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD SPLATTERS, AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM THE MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, FLOUR RESIDUE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK. ALSO, IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT WHERE DISHWARE IS STORED, SURROUNDING THE BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER; ALL OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MINI COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED DIRT LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE MOP SINK AND THE THREE COMP IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club on file is from Jul 16, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club.
Has Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Reggie's Bar & Grill / Reggie's Music Club means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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