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Check The Fridge, Llc
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 26, 2023
- address1850 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Check The Fridge, Llc clean?
Check The Fridge, Llc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 26, 2023. 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 Check The Fridge, Llc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 26, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 56F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. REACH IN COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL TCS FOODS AND NOT USE REACH IN COOLER. UNTIL IT MAINTAINS A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND IS RE-INSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • FOUND NO THERMOMETER IN FRONT PREP SINGLE DOOR VERTICAL COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED GOOD NATURE COLD PRESS MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN IN PLACE PROCEDURE.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED GOOD NATURE COLD PRESS MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN IN PLACE PROCEDURE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND INSIDE OF COOLERS FILLED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND FLOOR TILES LOCATED IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA CHIPPED AND BROKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND FLOORS BEHIND ALL COOLERS, FREEZER AND UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT FILLED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
When was Check The Fridge, Llc last inspected?
Check The Fridge, Llc has 2 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| October 26, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Check The Fridge, Llc vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 48% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 553 clean, 95 mid, 494 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West 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 October 26, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.