Ambassador Public House

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 10, 2019
• address310 S Halsted St, Chicago 60661

Is Ambassador Public House clean?

Ambassador Public House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ambassador Public House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INSIDE SODA NOZZLES AT BAR. ALSO, CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREA, IN SANITIZED WATER BETWEEN USES, TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOP IN A PROTECTED, CLEAN AND DRY LOCATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOP IN A PROTECTED, CLEAN AND DRY LOCATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT, AND IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REMOVE CLUTTERED BROOMS AND CARD BOARD FROM THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.

When was Ambassador Public House last inspected?

Ambassador Public House has 14 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Ambassador Public House vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 June 10, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.