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Moti Cafe

Restaurant

70 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654

River North

Jul 7, 2026 — Canvass re-inspection

Fail

A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Broken handwashing sink still not fixed from previous inspection; beverages sold without required labels.

Key Findings

  • Mango lassi and rose lassi bottles sold from cooler lacked required ingredient and business trace-back labels.
  • Handwashing sink in prep area remains non-functional with disconnected pipes—violation from prior inspection on 6/25/2026 was never corrected.

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 #37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED BOTTLES OF MANG LASSI AND ROSE LASSI SOLD "TO GO" FROM GRAB AND GO COOLER WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH INGREDIENTS AND BUSINESS TRACE BACK INFORMATION.

Violation code #59 — PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING REPEAT PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2639030 DATED 6/25/2026: #10 "OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH AREA HAS BEEN MADE INACCESSIBLE BY PIPE BEING REMOVED FROM UNDERNEATH SINK BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SINK IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED." INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

Moti Cafe has had 9 inspections in the last 5 years with a 56% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 8, 2026.

Jul 8, 2026Pass

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

1 violation
Jul 7, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

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

2 violations
Jun 25, 2026Fail

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

10 violations