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Catalyst Maria

Name: Catalyst Maria
Address: 6727 S California Ave, Chicago, IL

6727 S California Ave

Last inspected Feb 6, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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More issues recentlyThe latest inspection recorded more violations than the one before it. Review the dated records below.

The full inspection history

4 inspections

Canvass

Feb 6, 2026

Pass

1 recorded violation

notedCode 56Facility maintenance

Official wording

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

Inspector’s notes

OBSERVED FILTERS IN VENTILATION SYSTEM OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

In plain English

Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.

More about building upkeep issues

Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Feb 6, 2026 · Original Source

Canvass Re-Inspection

Feb 5, 2025

Pass

0 recorded violations

No violations recorded in this inspection.

Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Feb 5, 2025 · Original Source

Canvass

Jan 27, 2025

Fail

1 recorded violation

notedCode 38Pests

Official wording

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Inspector’s notes

OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCATTERED ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE IN PREP AREA, AROUND COOKING EQUPMENT, ON LEDGE OF HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND ON LEDGE SURROUNDING MOTOR HARDWARE UNDERNEATH FRONT SERVICE LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

In plain English

The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.

More about signs of rodents or insects

Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Jan 27, 2025 · Original Source

Canvass

Jan 24, 2024

Pass

1 recorded violation

notedCode 10Handwashing

Official wording

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Inspector’s notes

HANDWASHING AIDS AND DEVICES (SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER) LOCATED ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME AND MAINTAIN ONLY AT HANDWASH SINKS

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.