Chicago violation 56: ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
Official wording (Chicago Department of Public Health): ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
In inspections since January 2021 this violation number was listed 9,968 times at 4,226 currently active establishments in our data. Chicago's dataset does not label individual violations as critical or not, so FoodCheck USA does not assign a severity.
Citations by year
| Year | Times cited |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,388 |
| 2022 | 1,446 |
| 2023 | 1,685 |
| 2024 | 1,867 |
| 2025 | 1,997 |
| 2026 | 1,585 |
Most recent citations
Establishments where this code most recently appeared. A citation reflects one inspection on one date.
- Gorditas La Tia Susy, 2423 W 51st St (Oct 29, 2026)
- Amato's Pizzeria Inc, 1745-1747 N Harlem Ave (Oct 29, 2026)
- Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N Morgan St (Oct 29, 2026)
- City Winery Chicago, 1200-1212 W Randolph St (Oct 28, 2026)
- Delicious Cravings Llc, 636 N Ashland Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Domino's Pizza, 3103 N Clark St (Oct 28, 2026)
- Taqueria Y Birrieria Morelia Inc 2, 3817 S Kedzie Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Sharks Fish And Grill, 5053 W Division St (Oct 28, 2026)
- The Gray, 39 S La Salle St (Oct 28, 2026)
- Weber Grill Restaurant, 539 N State St (Oct 28, 2026)
- Nary's Grill & Pizza ,Inc., 4232 S Archer Ave (Oct 28, 2026)
- Insomnia Cookies, 1344 N Wells St (Oct 27, 2026)
- Hong Kong Restaurant, 2757 W 55th St (Oct 27, 2026)
- La Coco Restaurant, 3808 W Lawrence Ave (Oct 27, 2026)
- Five Iron Golf, 1000 W North Ave (Oct 27, 2026)
How Chicago inspections are scored
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food Protection Program, “Food Inspections” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 3, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026.