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Chicago Chop House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 2, 2023
- address60 W Ontario St, Chicago 60654
Is Chicago Chop House clean?
Chicago Chop House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 2, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chicago Chop House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. FACILITY MANAGER WENT THROUGH ALL INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD PER TAG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.criticalRequired Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. FACILITY MANAGER WENT THROUGH ALL INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD PER TAG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
When was Chicago Chop House last inspected?
Chicago Chop House has 12 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| May 2, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 4, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 21, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2022 | — | |
| July 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2020 | — | |
| July 22, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2018 | — | |
| March 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2018 | Fail |
Chicago Chop House vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.