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2 Sparrows
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2014
- address553-555 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614
Is 2 Sparrows clean?
2 Sparrows is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at 2 Sparrows?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED EGGS AT 61.7F, YOGURT AT 45.5F, CHICKEN SALAD AT 45.6F, AND CREAM PEA SAUCE AT 50.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $36. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GRILL.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GRILL.
When was 2 Sparrows last inspected?
2 Sparrows has 7 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| March 21, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 3, 2011 | Pass |
2 Sparrows vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 21, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.