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Artis Restaurant And Lounge
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 18, 2025
- address311 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60654
Is Artis Restaurant And Lounge clean?
Artis Restaurant And Lounge is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 18, 2025. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Artis Restaurant And Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-301.12: OBSERVED NO STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-301.12: OBSERVED NO STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL IN FIRST FLOOR BAR BEHIND CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLE IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED CRACK IN WALK IN COOLER FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR CRACK IN WALK IN COOLER FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN HOOD. • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS, LIGHTS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS, LIGHTS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN HOOD. • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS, LIGHTS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS, LIGHTS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD.
When was Artis Restaurant And Lounge last inspected?
Artis Restaurant And Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| March 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2025 | Fail |
Artis Restaurant And Lounge vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.