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Birchwood Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 1, 2015
- address2211 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Birchwood Kitchen clean?
Birchwood Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 1, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Birchwood Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 1, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED GREASE BUIL-UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT ON INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND IN ALL CORNERS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT NEAR TO EXIT DOOR NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING FURNACE ROOM, FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND IN ALL CORNERS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT NEAR TO EXIT DOOR NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING FURNACE ROOM, FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT ABOVE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. RECAULK SURFACES OVER 3 COMP SINK IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT ABOVE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. RECAULK SURFACES OVER 3 COMP SINK IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN ALL COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAINRefrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN ALL COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLE IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA SERVING AND PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESDTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA SERVING AND PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESDTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS RECORDS, ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS RECORDS, ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Birchwood Kitchen last inspected?
Birchwood Kitchen has 10 inspections on record going back to February 4, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| September 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2013 | Fail | |
| July 12, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 4, 2010 | Pass |
Birchwood Kitchen vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 September 1, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.