Sip & Savor South Loop
Last inspected: Oct 22, 2025
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Score
Inspectors have visited Sip & Savor South Loop four times, with records going back to 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Oct 22, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around six violations per visit lately, up from roughly two violations before.
Across the inspection history, “personal cleanliness” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.
The city-wide average sits at 81, which Sip & Savor South Loop's 67 doesn't quite reach. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
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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
Oct 22, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD MILK IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DEBRIS AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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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 VENT OVER THE COFFEE R0AST MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: FOUND FOOD EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
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Dec 23, 2024
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: 2-402.11FOUND FOOD EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
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Dec 13, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD MILK IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER ARRIVES AT 9:55 AM.
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Previous core violation corrected
Inspector notes: FOUND CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2578019 CONDUCTED ON JUNE 28, 2023. 4-301.12 OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR BOTH OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 5-204.12 OBSERVED UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINE THAT CONNECT TO THE FRESH WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE. 6-501.114 OBSERVED REAR FLOOR DRAIN WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND SHOW PROOF FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: FOUND FOOD EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
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Jun 28, 2023
License
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: 4-303.11(A) OBSERVED NO SANITIZER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED A BOTTLE OF BLEACH DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE'S HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: 6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED CLEANSER DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM AND THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED A METAL STEM THERMOMETER DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. COS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND SHOW PROOF FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: 4-301.12 OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR BOTH OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: 5-204.12 OBSERVED UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINE THAT CONNECT TO THE FRESH WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.114 OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS STORED ON THE TOILET ROOM FLOOR. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED CONSTRUCTION DUST DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP/CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. OBSERVED REAR FLOOR DRAIN WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CONSTRUCTION CLUTTER AND FLOOR DEBRIS AND CLEAN REAR FLOOR DRAIN AND MAINTAIN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Sip & Savor South Loop last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Sip & Savor South Loop on file is from Oct 22, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Sip & Savor South Loop?
Across the inspection record, “personal cleanliness” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Sip & Savor South Loop.
Has Sip & Savor South Loop's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Sip & Savor South Loop have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Sip & Savor South Loop means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Sip & Savor South Loop inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Sip & Savor South Loop is inspected around two times per year on average.
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