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Brain Food Court
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 20, 2021
- address5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60637
Is Brain Food Court clean?
Brain Food Court is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 20, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Brain Food Court?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED MILK CRATES INSIDE OF TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN PREP AREA BEHIND COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE PROPERLY.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LIGHT BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER SHELVING IN DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A LIGHT BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENTS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A LIGHT BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENTS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Brain Food Court last inspected?
Brain Food Court has 22 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| July 20, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2021 | — | |
| November 12, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| November 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2014 | Pass |
Brain Food Court vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, 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 July 20, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.