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Chopper's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 28, 2020
- address1659 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Chopper's clean?
Chopper's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 28, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chopper's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 28, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ON FOOD SELVES IN DRY STOREAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREAS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ON FOOD SELVES IN DRY STOREAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREAS.
When was Chopper's last inspected?
Chopper's has 16 inspections on record going back to June 30, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| September 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2019 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2014 | Pass |
Chopper's vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 September 28, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.