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ADDA INDIAN CUISINE
1400 W TAYLOR ST, CHICAGO, IL 60607
Last inspected Jun 11, 2026
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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Inspection history
Jun 11, 2026
✓1 violation
- 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: CUTTING BOARD HEAVILY STAINED AND WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN SAME | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN FREEZER. BLACK CRATES WITH OPENINGS BEING USED TO STORE VARIETY OF VEGETABLES IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: EXCESSIVE BLACK SUBSTANCE ON WALL BEHIND WAREWASHING UNIT. INSTD TO REMOVE BLACK SUBSTANCE ON WALL AND MAINTAIN CLEAN | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: CRACKED AND MISSING LIGHTSHIELDS IN PREP AREAS AND WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE LIGHTSHIELDS AND MAINTAIN
Feb 26, 2025
✓1 violation
- 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED TWO BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULBS IN THE HOOD VENTILATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
Jan 17, 2024
✓1 violation
- 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
Jan 18, 2023
✓Jan 11, 2023
✕1 violation
- 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (LAMB, CHICKEN) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT: A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. | 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING; CHLORINE READING 0 PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. DISH MACHINE HAS BEEN TAGGED AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH AND SANITIZING ACCORDING TO DATA PLATE. | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE GREASE TRAP AND ADJACENT STORAGE ROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. | 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE FOR THE SANITIZER (CHLORINE) BEING USED FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE OR THE SANITIZER (Q U A T) BEING USED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF A SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: FOUND HEAVY ICE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP IN THE THREE CHEST FREEZERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST DEFROST, REMOVE ICE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PREP/DISH AREA HANDWASHING SINK FAUCET. MUST REPAIR. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND TILE FLOORING WITHOUT GROUT IN THE COOKS LINE AREA. MUST REGROUT TILE FLOORING AND MAINTAIN. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNED-OUT LIGHT BULBS INSIDE THE VENTILATION HOOD TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN. | 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 3/22/22 REPORT #2553252 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #10 (6-301.14) OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE. VIOLATION #37 (3-302.12) OBSERVED NO LABEL ON FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT (SPICES). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME TO IDENTIFY PROPERLY. VIOLATION #47 (4-101.19) MUST REMOVE FOIL USED AS LINERS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. VIOLATION #47 (4-102.11) OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN CHICKEN IN THE CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE ITEMS. VIOLATION #53 (5-501.17) WOMEN'S BATHROOM MUST HAVE A TRASH CAN WITH A LID COVERED. VIOLATION #55 (6-501.114) OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE WITH WOODEN DOORS AND OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
Mar 22, 2022
✓1 violation
- 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE. | 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED NO LABEL ON FOOD CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT (SPICES). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN CHICKEN IN CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE ITEMS. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL USED AS LINERS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN PREP AREA. | 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: WOMEN'S BATHROOM MUST HAVE A TRASH CAN WITH LID COVERED. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE WITH WOODEN DOORS AND OTHER UNNECCESSARY ITEMS. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
Dec 8, 2020
!1 violation
- 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMSIES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. | 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. | 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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