Benny's Chophouse

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 21, 2019 →
• address444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Benny's Chophouse clean?

Benny's Chophouse is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 16, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on June 21, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Benny's Chophouse?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Benny's Chophouse last inspected?

Benny's Chophouse has 13 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Benny's Chophouse vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 85% clean across 1,813 tracked restaurants — 1,534 clean, 250 mid, 18 cooked.

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  clean · February 23, 2010
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• ✓ Grand Food Mart
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• ✓ Grand Food Mart
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• ✓ 600 N Lakeshore Drivemart
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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.

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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, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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