Cooked?
Concrete Cowboy
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 9, 2019
- address646 N Franklin St, Chicago 60654
Is Concrete Cowboy clean?
Concrete Cowboy is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 9, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Concrete Cowboy?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • WEAK HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT DISH WASHING AREA HAND SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY PRESSURE.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • BULK FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED ( FLOUR ) INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGH OUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. FACILITY IS A LATE OPENER, NOT OPEN NOR OPERATING DURING INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED.Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGH OUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. FACILITY IS A LATE OPENER, NOT OPEN NOR OPERATING DURING INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
When was Concrete Cowboy last inspected?
Concrete Cowboy has 7 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| October 9, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 25, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 6, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| January 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 19, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Concrete Cowboy vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 9, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.