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Smoke Daddy

Restaurant

3636 N Clark Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

Wrigleyville

Jun 1, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Expired foods stored past safety dates; flying insects throughout facility; missing food handler certifications.

Key Findings

  • Soup, chili, and ranch dressing found expired in coolers, stored beyond the 7-day maximum use-by date.
  • Approximately 25 live small flying insects observed on walls and ceilings across multiple areas including dishwashing, prep, dining, and bar zones.
  • Menu lacked required consumer advisories for raw or undercooked foods like poached eggs, sunny-side-up eggs, and hamburger.
  • Multiple food-handling employees working without valid food handler training certificates.

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 #23 โ€” PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED SEVERAL EXPIRED FOODS (SOUP, CHILI, AND RANCH DRESSING) STORED PAST THE 7-DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE IN THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE OR DISCARD ALL DATE MARKED ITEMS AFTER 7 DAYS WITH THE PREP DATE COUNTING AS DAY #1. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #25 โ€” CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR ALL RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON THE BRUNCH MENU (POACHED AND SUNNY SIDE UP EGGS AND HAMBURGER). MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE ALL RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS AND LINK THEM TO THE REMINDER STATEMENT WITH AN ASTERISK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

Smoke Daddy has had 8 inspections in the last 5 years with a 75% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jun 9, 2026.

Jun 9, 2026Pass

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

Jun 1, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

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

4 violations
Aug 8, 2025Conditional

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

5 violations