Catering Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 2, 2011
• address25 E Pearson St, Chicago 60611

Is Catering Kitchen clean?

Catering Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 2, 2011. 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 Catering Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP/DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP/DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR DRAINS & AREAS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT MUST BE FREE OF DEBRIS/DIRT. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR DRAINS & AREAS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT MUST BE FREE OF DEBRIS/DIRT. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FILTERS AT HOOD OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT & VENT ABOVE DISHMACHINE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FILTERS AT HOOD OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT & VENT ABOVE DISHMACHINE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • WATER LEAK AT BOTTOM PIPE OF 1-COMP SINK BY COFFEE STATION, MST BE FIXED. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL MOPS/BROOMS MUST BE STORED CLEAN & HUNG TO DRY (NOT ON THE FLOOR). Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens.

When was Catering Kitchen last inspected?

Catering Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2010.

Catering Kitchen vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 May 2, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.