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Dad's Place
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 3, 2025
- address3365-3369 N Clark St, Chicago 60657
Is Dad's Place clean?
Dad's Place is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dad's Place?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED TWO (2) WALK IN COOLERS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO CURRENTLY BE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THERE ARE FOUR (4) TOTAL WALK IN COOLERS IN BASEMENT, THE TWO (2) NON FUNCTIONING COOLERS ARE CURRENTLY OFF AND NOT IN USE. MANAGER STATED THEY ARE AWAITING REPAIRS. BOTH WALK IN COOLERS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE EACH COOLER UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES OF AT LEAST 41F AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO SINK SOLELY USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER, AND DISCARDING LIQUID IN THE NORTH/FRONT BAR AREA. HAND SINK IS PRESENT NEXT TO LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE; NO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AT MINIMUM ONE SINK SUPPLIED WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND ADEQUATE DRAINAGE SOLELY USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER, AND DISCARDING LIQUID IN THE FRONT BAR PREPARATION AREA. • OBSERVED THE HOT WATER HANDLE TO BE LEAKING FROM THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE SOUTH BAR. HANDLE LEAKS WHEN WATER IS USED. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR. OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE NORTH BAR AREA TO BE LEAKING/SPRAYING EXCESSIVELY WHEN IN USE, EITHER FROM THE FAUCET OR BOTH HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND SINK FAUCET AND HANDLES TO ELIMINATE SPRAYING/LEAKING AT THE HAND SINK. • OBSERVED ONE (1) OF TWO (2) TOILETS TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM. MANAGER STATED THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TOILET ENTIRELY DUE TO A NUMBER OF ISSUES. ONE TOILET IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE TOILET AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR ACCORDING TO LOCAL CODES/LAWS. TOILET TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSRUCTED NOT TO USE TOILET UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c).
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION NOT FUNCTIONAL IN THE MENS BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE/REPLACE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN MENS BATHROOM. OBSERVED THE DISH MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT DISH AREA TO BE LOCATED IN AN AREA WITHOUT ADEQAUTE MECAHNICAL VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MOVE/INSTALL APPROPRIATE OVERHEAD/MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO KEEP ROOM FREE OF CONDENSATION AND VAPORS. • OBSERVED ONE (1) OF TWO (2) LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT LIQUOIR ROOM TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LIGHTS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION NOT FUNCTIONAL IN THE MENS BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE/REPLACE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN MENS BATHROOM. OBSERVED THE DISH MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT DISH AREA TO BE LOCATED IN AN AREA WITHOUT ADEQAUTE MECAHNICAL VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MOVE/INSTALL APPROPRIATE OVERHEAD/MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO KEEP ROOM FREE OF CONDENSATION AND VAPORS. • OBSERVED ONE (1) OF TWO (2) LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT LIQUOIR ROOM TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LIGHTS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.
When was Dad's Place last inspected?
Dad's Place has 2 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 8, 2024 | — |
Dad's Place 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 25% 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 June 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.