City of Evanston - Health & Human Services Department

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Health & Human Services

FOOD PROTECTION

To report possible foodborne illness, please call 847.866.2948.

Licensing

The Environmental Health Division manages the licensing and permitting of all businesses that include any food service, food processing and food delivery operations. Retail tobacco sales operations are also licensed. No business may operate without a valid license.
LEARN MORE

Visit the City's Permits and Licenses page to download applications for the following:

Food Service Establishment Business License Application
Food Establishment Facility Construction Plan Review Form
Food Establishment Facility Construction Manual
Temporary Food Service Event Permit Application
Sidewalk Cafe Permit Application
Food Delivery Vehicle License Application
Mobile Vendor License Application
Vending Machine License Application
Tobacco Sales License Application

Training and Certification

The Department's Environmental Health Practitioners advise and assist food establishment operators on proper sanitation practices and provide food safety training sessions to food handlers as needed. The State of Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification Course is offered periodically.

Inspections

Food Protection Program activities include periodic inspections of food service establishments serving food, such as restaurants, grocery stores, schools, nursing homes, hospitals, church kitchens, temporary event food vendors, as well as food processing plants, food vending machines and food delivery vehicles. Reinspections are made when necessary. All suspected cases of foodborne illness are investigated to determine the cause and to prevent a recurrence.