By The Park

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 31, 2017
• address2342 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is By The Park clean?

By The Park is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 31, 2017. 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 By The Park?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 31, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DISCONTINUE USE OF MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREA. INSTALL PROPER STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DISCONTINUE USE OF MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREA. INSTALL PROPER STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN MOP CLOSET AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN MOP CLOSET AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT TRACK LIGHTS IN PREP AREA. INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN PREP AREA NEXT TO HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAIN IN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM MOP CLOSET, BASEMENT AND PREP AREA. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.

When was By The Park last inspected?

By The Park has 4 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2015.

By The Park vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ✓ Lincoln Hall
  clean · October 29, 2015
• ✓ Lincoln Hall
  clean · October 29, 2024
• ✓! Slice Factory
  cooked · December 9, 2016
• ✓ The Lasalle Cafe Luna
  cooked · July 6, 2015
• ✓! 7-Eleven
  mid · July 29, 2025
• ✓ 7-Eleven
  clean · October 6, 2015

See every restaurant inspection in Lincoln Park →

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 August 31, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.