Chipmonks

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 13, 2022
• address438 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614

Is Chipmonks clean?

Chipmonks is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 13, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chipmonks?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHEN FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED(CHICKEN). ALSO, NO VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED ON S TE. REVIEWED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE, INFORMATION IVEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED COOKS KNIVES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP DIRTY WALL LEDGE UNDER ELECTRICAL BOXES IN PREP/DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE MENTIONED ITEMS AND MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED COOKS KNIVES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP DIRTY WALL LEDGE UNDER ELECTRICAL BOXES IN PREP/DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE MENTIONED ITEMS AND MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 BASE OF HOT HOLDING UNIT EXTREMELY CORRODED, UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST REPAIR AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPLACE MENTIONED UNITS. SODA DISPENSER AT REAR PREP AREA, VALVES ATTACHED AT SODA BOXES ARE BROKEN, LEAKING ON OTHER BOXES AND FLOOR, EXCESS SYRUP ON BOXES, EQUIPMENT, AND FLOOR. MUST REPLACE. THE METAL FRONT PLATE AT THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IS RUSTY AND BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS, AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES THROUGHOUT, ALSO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES AT FRONT PREP/SERVING AREA, ALSO AT REAR AREA CEMENT (PAINTED IN RED)IS ELEVATED WITH HOLES. REPLACE WITH SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACES. MISSING AND BROKEN CEILING TILES AT THE REAR STORAGE AREA BY THE WALK-IN COOLER.REPLACE • 6-201.11 WALLS UNDER THE FRONT HOT HOLDING UNIT WITH EXCESS FOOD SPILLAGE, ALSO BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

When was Chipmonks last inspected?

Chipmonks has 9 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2019.

Chipmonks 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 14% 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 13, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.