Chapati

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 15, 2017
• address547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60661

Is Chapati clean?

Chapati is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chapati?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • Found standing water in floor drain that ice machine drain pipe leads into. Found standing water on kitchen floor around this drain. Must repair drain so that water can flow into pipes below. Ice machine tagged and turned off during inspection to prevent additional water flowing into open floor drain. Critical violation 7-38-030.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • Found no hot water in kitchen exposed hand sink. When hot water handle turned, no water comes out. Hot water turned off at pipe below the exposed hand sink. Operator turned on water below to correct. Hot water now functioning properly. Must have hot and cold water at each exposed hand sink, at all times. Critical violation 7-38-030.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Observed potentially hazardous foods (chicken, etc.) in 1 door cooler without labels. Must label all potentially hazardous foods with name and date when held for more than 24 hours. Must maintain same.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Observed potentially hazardous foods (chicken, etc.) in 1 door cooler without labels. Must label all potentially hazardous foods with name and date when held for more than 24 hours. Must maintain same.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Observed excessive grease and dust build up on hood above front prep cooking line. Must remove, detail clean and sanitize. Must maintain regular cleaning schedule.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Observed excessive grease and dust build up on hood above front prep cooking line. Must remove, detail clean and sanitize. Must maintain regular cleaning schedule.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Observed floor drain without proper cover in kitchen area near ice machine. Must properly cover all open floor drains to prevent pest entry.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Observed wash cloths improperly stored throughout kitchen and front prep area. Must properly stored all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution, in a clean container when not in use. Must maintain same.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Observed wash cloths improperly stored throughout kitchen and front prep area. Must properly stored all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution, in a clean container when not in use. Must maintain same.

When was Chapati last inspected?

Chapati has 11 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2013.

Chapati vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 June 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.