Two-thirds of 2026 Taste of Chicago food vendors were flagged with health code violations

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Nov. 2, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 2, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/11/02/taste-of-chicago-health-inspections-code-violations-food-cyclospora

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Overflowing garbage. Backed-up sinks. Food prepped in bushes. More than 800 pounds of food tossed due to improper temperatures. These are just a few examples of food safety problems city inspectors documented during one hot weekend in July when one of the city’s largest culinary events, Taste of Ch...