Closed

City inspectors recorded this establishment as out of business on 2025-08-27. Its inspection history is kept below in full — the record does not stop being true because the business shut. The city publishes no reason for a closure, and none is inferred here. A licence can be reinstated; if this one is inspected and graded again, the notice clears on the next rebuild.

As of 2025-04-14, Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot received a Pass w/ Conditions on its most recent City of Chicago health inspection.

Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot

CONDITIONAL

1647 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60614

Lincoln Park · Chicago Dept. of Public Health · Last inspected 2025-04-14

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Violations at most recent inspection

FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. MANAGER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE IMAGE OF FOOD MANAGER TRAINING CERTIFICATE, BUT NO PHYSICAL CITY OF CHICAGO PRESENT ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. MUST PROVIDE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING HOURS OF OPERATION.

priority violation

OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA WITH A CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION OF 0 PPM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER STATED THAT MACHINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REMOVED ENTIRELY FROM FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SANITIZING SOLUTION CONCENTRAION OR REMOVE FROM FACILITY. DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 50 PPM AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-025.

priority violation

OBSERVED VARIOUS SUGRAS, POWDERS, AND SEASONINGS STORED IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS AT THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR REGISTERS TO NOT HAVE LIDS AND TO NOT BE PROTECTED FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LID OR PROVIDE SOME FORM OF PROTECTION FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

core violation

OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS WORKING IN KITCHEN, CLEANING, AND HANDING FOOD ITEMS WITHOUT WEARING AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WHEN IN FOOD HANDLING AREAS.

core violation

OBSERVED PEELING PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LAYER ON ENTIRE ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE THE PEELING AND DAMAGED PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LAYER FROM ICE MACHINE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

core violation

Sewage

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AVAILABLE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE/LOCATE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE WATER LINE.

core violation

OBSERVED LEAK FROM COLD WATER HANDLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK IN FRONT. WATER LEAKS FROM HANDLE WHEN COLD WATER IS TURNED ON. OBSERVED LEAK FROM WATER DISPENSER LOCARED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. WATER IS HEAVILY LEAKING FROM DISPENSER, ONTO TOP OF ICE MACHINE, AND ONTO THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN BOTH LEAKS IN GOOD REPAIR.

core violation

OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN BELOW THE FRONT PREP AND HAND SINK NEAR CASH REGISTERS TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND DIRTY WITH BUILD UP ON BOTTOM AND SIDES OF FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP.

core violation

OBSERVED THE BASEBOARD TO BE PEELING AND TORN FROM THE WALL IN THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE THE DAMAGED BASEBOARD AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.

core violation

OBSERVED THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE STANDING TWO (2) DOOR COOLER TO BE TAPED OVER WITH BLUE PAINTERS TAPE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOOR DRAIN AND FLOOR.

core violation

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF COMPLETION FOR FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.

core violation

Inspection history — tap to expand

20251 inspection

2025-04-14CONDITIONALCustomer complaint

20242 inspections

2024-07-01PASSLicense re-inspection

2024-03-27CONDITIONALNew license

Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot health inspection FAQ

Has Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot passed its most recent Chicago health inspection?

Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot received a Pass w/ Conditions on its most recent City of Chicago health inspection, conducted on 2025-04-14. This reflects the restaurant's current status as tracked by the Chicago Department of Public Health -- GUTCHECK rebuilds this page from the city's live data feed, so it updates automatically as new inspections are recorded.

What violations did Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot have at its last health inspection?

Inspectors recorded 11 violations at Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot's most recent inspection on 2025-04-14, including 2 classified as Priority or Priority Foundation. Full violation text is listed on this page below.

When was Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot last inspected by the City of Chicago?

Lincoln Park Smoothie Spot was last inspected on 2025-04-14. GUTCHECK's data is sourced directly from the City of Chicago's public Food Inspections feed and rebuilt on every deploy, so this date reflects the most recent inspection on file at the time you're viewing this page.

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