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American Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 7, 2014
- address3005 W Madison St, Chicago 60612
Is American Restaurant clean?
American Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 7, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at American Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED THE RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED THE RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER AND DEFROST THE REAR STORAGE FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND ICE BUILD UP. ALSO CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED A FEW OPENINGS INTO THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA AND THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENING TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED A FEW OPENINGS INTO THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA AND THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENING TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE SERVICE AND PREP AREA TO REMOVE DEBRIS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE SERVICE AND PREP AREA TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED THE TANK TO THE TOILET IS CRACKED. MUST BRING PLUMBING UP TO CODE AND MAINTAIN.
When was American Restaurant last inspected?
American Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| October 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 12, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2010 | Pass |
American Restaurant vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 October 7, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.