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Artists Snack Shop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 21, 2018
- address412 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605
Is Artists Snack Shop clean?
Artists Snack Shop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 21, 2018. 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 Artists Snack Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR ALL PREPACKAGED ITEMS. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HAM) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABEL CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE LOCATED IN THE PREP COOLER ON THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR ALL PREPACKAGED ITEMS. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HAM) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABEL CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE LOCATED IN THE PREP COOLER ON THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED REACH IN FREEZER LIDS IN POOR REPAIR LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED REACH IN FREEZER LIDS IN POOR REPAIR LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE REAR BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM WITH DEAD INSECTS AND ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. OBSERVED FLOORS AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE REAR BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM WITH DEAD INSECTS AND ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. OBSERVED FLOORS AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WITH AN ACCUMULATED BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WITH AN ACCUMULATED BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED OLD EQUIPMENT (REACH IN COOLER) BEING STORED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OLD EQUIPMENT OR KEEP ALL OLD EQUIPMENT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
When was Artists Snack Shop last inspected?
Artists Snack Shop has 11 inspections on record going back to January 15, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 21, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2013 | Pass |
Artists Snack Shop vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 June 21, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.