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Docks

Restaurant

112 W 87th St, Chicago, IL 60620

South Side

Jul 24, 2025 — Canvass inspection

Pass

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Items stored in employee washroom; food handlers lack required training certification.

Key Findings

  • Items were stored in the employee washroom and needed to be organized and maintained properly.
  • Not all food handlers had obtained required food handler training certification.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED SOME ITEMS STORED IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM; INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.

Violation code #57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
Inspector's Notes:

INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

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Inspection History

Docks has had 8 inspections in the last 5 years with a 60% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 25, 2026.

Sep 25, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Sep 17, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

1 violation
Jul 24, 2025PassVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

2 violations