Chicago Popcorn Works

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 25, 2010
• address2850 N Clark St, Chicago 60657

Is Chicago Popcorn Works clean?

Chicago Popcorn Works is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 25, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Popcorn Works?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REMOVE THE PLASTIC BAGS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REMOVE THE PLASTIC BAGS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO SCRAPE CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT WALLS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO SCRAPE CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT WALLS.

When was Chicago Popcorn Works last inspected?

Chicago Popcorn Works has 2 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2010.

Chicago Popcorn Works vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 January 25, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.