Chili Mac's 5-Way Chili is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 13, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Chili Mac's 5-Way Chili?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈFood In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed β’ ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. ALL PREPARED FOODS IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed β’ ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. ALL PREPARED FOODS IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
β οΈClean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles β’ DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles β’ DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
β οΈFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL OR TORN PLASTIC AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP SHELVING. WOODEN CABINET/SHELVING ENCASING THE PIZZA PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK DAMAGED BY WATER, CHIPPING AND PEELING CAULKING UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST REPLACE AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. LID OF BOX FREEZER IN PIZZA PREP AREA BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL OR TORN PLASTIC AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP SHELVING. WOODEN CABINET/SHELVING ENCASING THE PIZZA PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK DAMAGED BY WATER, CHIPPING AND PEELING CAULKING UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST REPLACE AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. LID OF BOX FREEZER IN PIZZA PREP AREA BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.
π§«food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents β’ EXTERIOR COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT BETWEEN DEEP FRYER AND STEAM TABLE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP. MUST REMOVE. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN.
β οΈFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ FLOOR TILES UNDER COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT CRACKED AND IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. FLOORS THROUGHOUT PIZZA PREP MUST CLEAN, REMOVE FLOUR, DIRT.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ FLOOR TILES UNDER COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT CRACKED AND IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. FLOORS THROUGHOUT PIZZA PREP MUST CLEAN, REMOVE FLOUR, DIRT.
β οΈWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods β’ HOLE IN WALL ACROSS FROM DISH WASH AREA. MUST SEAL. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PIZZA PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods β’ HOLE IN WALL ACROSS FROM DISH WASH AREA. MUST SEAL. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PIZZA PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.
π·οΈfood improperly labeled
Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters β’ WOMANS WASHROOM SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE BROKEN. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
πͺ³pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained β’ FOLLOWING PLUMBING REPAIRS MUST BE MADE: BROKEN SPRAY ARM AT DISH MACHINE HANGING DOWN ONTO DIRTY DISH BASIN. BROKEN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BAR/PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO USE ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND SINK NEXT TO FRONT PREP. NO HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT FRONT TAYLOR MACHINE NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME USED FOR FROZEN MARGARITAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST NOT USE UNTIL WATER PROVIDED AND C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL.
π§»grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored β’ UNUSED ICE MACHINE ON PREMISES MUST BE REMOVED.
When was Chili Mac's 5-Way Chili last inspected?
Chili Mac's 5-Way Chili has 4 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2010.
date
result
score
November 16, 2012
closed by the city
June 13, 2012
Pass
August 27, 2010
Pass
August 20, 2010
Fail
Chili Mac's 5-Way Chili vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 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.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 13, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.