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Fare

Restaurant

251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611

Streeterville

May 13, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Inspector found 30 live flies on walls near rear exit and no allergen training certificates for food managers.

Key Findings

  • 30 live small flies observed on walls by rear exit door. Manager instructed to eliminate all fly activity before reinspection and to contact pest control.
  • No food allergen training certificates on file for food managers. All city-certified food managers must complete food allergen training.

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 #38 โ€” INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED 30 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS BY REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL FLY ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE.

Violation code #58 โ€” ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
Inspector's Notes:

NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.

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Inspection History

Fare has had 8 inspections in the last 5 years with a 71% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 27, 2026.

Jul 27, 2026Conditional

Short Form Complaint โ€” A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

1 violation
May 21, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

May 13, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

2 violations