Chicago Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedAugust 17, 2018
• address4359 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641

Is Chicago Restaurant clean?

Chicago Restaurant is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 17, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-102.12 FOUND PHOTO COPY (XEROX) OF CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 (A) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 (a) NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HANDSINK ADJACENT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-601.11 (A) INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ACCUMULATION: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF PIZZA OVEN, PREP TABLE, MEAT SLICER, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER, STORAGE RACKS, HOOD WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK HAND HAND SINK IN PREP AREA, CUTTING BOARD, FOOD CART, KNIFE RACKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4-301.11 FOUND PREP COOLER INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 68.9F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. ALL COOLERS WITH TCS FOODS (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD) MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-203.11 (A) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING FOR BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.111 FOUND APPROXIMATELY OVER 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN REAR CORNER STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AREA. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT LICENSED PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A) NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN OPENER OR PROVIDE WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • 5-103.12 OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AVAILABLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT AND COLD WATER PRESSURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • 5-103.12 OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AVAILABLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT AND COLD WATER PRESSURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115 FOUND SOME LITTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115 FOUND SOME LITTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, UNDER AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDERNEATH COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. AND FLOORS THROUGHOT WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. • 6-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH STAIN AND GREASE ACCUMULATION THROUGHOUT PREMISES FRONT, PREP AREA, REAR DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREA OR REPAINT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE INOPERABLE LIGHT BULBS ABOVE FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE INOPERABLE LIGHT BULBS ABOVE FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING REQUIRED BY STATE OF ILLINOIS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING REQUIRED BY STATE OF ILLINOIS.

When was Chicago Restaurant last inspected?

Chicago Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2018.

Chicago Restaurant vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 August 17, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.