Clarke's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 9, 2017
• address928-930 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Clarke's clean?

Clarke's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 9, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Clarke's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PAINT/SEAL RAW WOODEN SHELVING UNDER CASHIER COUNTER WHERE JAMS AND OTHER CONDIMENTS ARE STORED. MUST PROVIDE SPOON/SCOOP WITH HANDLE TO DISPENSE OATMEAL TOPPING INGREDIENTS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PAINT/SEAL RAW WOODEN SHELVING UNDER CASHIER COUNTER WHERE JAMS AND OTHER CONDIMENTS ARE STORED. MUST PROVIDE SPOON/SCOOP WITH HANDLE TO DISPENSE OATMEAL TOPPING INGREDIENTS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING COVING AT WALL OUTSIDE FRONT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM, UNDER WAFFLE MAKING STATION AND UNDER HOOD AT RIGHT SIDE OF DISH MACHINE. MUST SEAL GAP IN FLOOR AROUND BASE OF MOP SINK AND AT WALL UNDER DISH MACHINE. OBSERVED EXTENSION CORDS RUNNING ACROSS FLOOR IN FRONT PREP LINE. MUST REMOVE CORDS SO THE FLOOR IS BE EASILY CLEANABLE. OPERATOR REMOVED EXTENSION CORDS DURING INSPECTION.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING COVING AT WALL OUTSIDE FRONT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM, UNDER WAFFLE MAKING STATION AND UNDER HOOD AT RIGHT SIDE OF DISH MACHINE. MUST SEAL GAP IN FLOOR AROUND BASE OF MOP SINK AND AT WALL UNDER DISH MACHINE. OBSERVED EXTENSION CORDS RUNNING ACROSS FLOOR IN FRONT PREP LINE. MUST REMOVE CORDS SO THE FLOOR IS BE EASILY CLEANABLE. OPERATOR REMOVED EXTENSION CORDS DURING INSPECTION.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALLS TO BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND FREE OF UNNECESSARY GAPS AND CRACKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE HOOD IN REAR PREP, BEHIND/BELOW THE DISH MACHINE AND UNDER THE MAIN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE WALL NEAR THE COMPRESSORS IN THE BASEMENT FOYER. MUST REPAIR FRAME OF KITCHEN/DINING ROOM WINDOW WHERE TILES ARE MISSING AND UNFINISHED DRYWALL IS EXPOSED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALLS TO BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND FREE OF UNNECESSARY GAPS AND CRACKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE HOOD IN REAR PREP, BEHIND/BELOW THE DISH MACHINE AND UNDER THE MAIN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE WALL NEAR THE COMPRESSORS IN THE BASEMENT FOYER. MUST REPAIR FRAME OF KITCHEN/DINING ROOM WINDOW WHERE TILES ARE MISSING AND UNFINISHED DRYWALL IS EXPOSED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE(S) FOR COFFEE/HOT WATER/HOT CHOCOLATE MACHINES AT FRONT COUNTER. MUST INSTALL EXHAUST FAN IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM (NEAR FRONT COUNTER) THAT IS EXHAUSTED TO THE OUTDOORS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN SIDE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM INCLUDING SPARE RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, BOXES AND MANY OTHER ITEM. THE STORAGE ROOM IS PACKED WITH THESE ITEMS FROM WALL TO WALL, SUCH THAT A MAJORITY OF THE ROOM (INCLUDING ALL 4 CORNERS) IS INACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL MONITORING AND IS CREATING A POSSIBLE PEST HARBORAGE AREA. ALSO OBSERVED CLUTTER (EXCESS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE MATERIALS) IN BASEMENT CLOSET NEAR REAR STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE DOOR AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL CORNERS, WALLS AND AREAS OF BASEMENT STORAGE.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • PROOF OF COMPLETED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET MINIMUM FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION ON SITE. ALL NEW FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE TRAINED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • PROOF OF COMPLETED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET MINIMUM FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION ON SITE. ALL NEW FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE TRAINED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT.

When was Clarke's last inspected?

Clarke's has 9 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2015.

Clarke's 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 November 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.