MON AMI GABI
2300 N LINCOLN PARK WEST, Chicago, IL, 60614
Most recent inspection
- Date
- June 15, 2026
- Type
- Complaint
- Result
- Pass w/ Conditions
- Risk category
- Risk 1 (High)
- Cited findings
- 16
- Jurisdiction
- Cook County (Chicago)
Violations (16)
- 8
HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
OBSERVED TWO INSTANCES OF POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY EMPLOYEES. NOTED THE DISHWASHER HANDLING DIRTY DISHES THEN HANDLE CLEAN DISHES COMING OUT OF THE DISH MACHINE FIRST WITH BARE HANDS AND THEN AGAIN AFTER BEING TOLD TO USE GLOVES, NOT CHANGING THE GLOVES WHILE HANDLING DIRTY THEN CLEAN DISHES. ALSO NOTED AN EMPLOYEE CLEANING OUT A ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK BEFORE BEING USED TO WASH LETTUCE THEN WITHOUT REMOVING GLOVES USED TO CLEAN THE SINK, HANDLE FOOD CONTACT ITEMS SUCH AS PLASTIC WRAP FOR FOOD. REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT PROPER GLOVE USAGE AND WHEN TO WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
- 23
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
NOTED PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS MOREL MUSHROOM CREAM AND CREME FRESH WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 6/13 INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. REVIEWED DATE LABELING FOR PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST NOT EXCEED 7 DAYS. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 37
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
- 39
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND STORED FOOD PANS.
- 40
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
ALL FOOD HANDLERS/PREPARERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS.
- 40
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
NOTED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES PASSING THROUGH FOOD PREPARATION AREAS WITH "STREET" CLOTHING, NO HAIR RESTRAINT, ENTERING THE DISHWASHING AREA TO DISPOSE OF DINNER DISHES. REVIEWED GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEES WITH STREET CLOTHING NOT ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
- 44
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
NOTED PRESET TABLES WITH EXPOSED FLATWARE AND OPEN GLASSES. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT TABLEWARES FROM CONTAMINATION.
- 45
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
ALL STORED ITEMS UNDER THE BAR MUST BE ELEVATED FROM TE FLOORS.
- 47
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED THE COOKS LINE CUTTING BOARDS IN EXTREMELY POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP BLACKENED GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE.
- 47
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED PEELING BLUE TAPE ON THE SHELVING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE COOKS LINE CUTTING BOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- 47
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED USED SCALLOP SHELLS BEING USED AS BAKING/SERVING CONTAINER FOR OYSTERS. OBSERVED SCALLOP FILLED SHELLS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FOOD ENCRUSTED SHELLS BEING STORED AMONG CLEAN DISHES/UTENSILS. SHELLS UNABLE TO BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED. MUST NOT USE USED SHELLS. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
- 48
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
NOTED OVER-SIZED PLASTIC FOOD PREP CONTAINER UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LARGE ENOUGH. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR THE OVER-SIZED POTS, REMOVE ALL OVER-SIZED FOOD CONTAINERS OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE TO DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SUCH POTS.
- 49
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING N THE COOKS LINE. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
- 53
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE WOMAN'S WASHROOM.
- 55
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FLOOR UNDER THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND AROUND THE SINK GREASE TRAP DIRTY WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MISSING CEILING IN THE HALLWAY ABOVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DISHWASHING AREA WITH EXPOSED PIPING AND DIRTY VENTILATION SYSTEM. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING THROUGHOUT THE HALLWAY.
- 55
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
SOILED MOP HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK.
Source: Cook County (Chicago) health department. Data refreshed October 1, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.