Driftwood

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 29, 2016
• address1021 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60613
• cuisineTavern

Is Driftwood clean?

Driftwood is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 29, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Driftwood?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 29, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRT AND BLACK PAINT INSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN ANND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS, AND AROUND PIPES INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS AND REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MIISING CEILING TILES ABOVE HANDWASHING INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE MOP SINK IS LOCATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS, AND AROUND PIPES INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS AND REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MIISING CEILING TILES ABOVE HANDWASHING INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE MOP SINK IS LOCATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED VENTILATION INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM NOT WORKING INSTRUTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE REAR STORAGE LIQUOR ROOM. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ROOM TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL. NOT ABLE TO DO A DETAIL INSPECTION DUE TO THE CLUTTER

When was Driftwood last inspected?

Driftwood has 2 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2016.

Driftwood vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 29, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.