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East Coast Pantry Chicago
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 12, 2017
- address611 S Wells St, Chicago 60607
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is East Coast Pantry Chicago clean?
East Coast Pantry Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 12, 2017. 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 East Coast Pantry Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 12, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CARDBOARD, BUTCHER PAPER AND STYROFOAM USED AS LINING, ON SHELVING THROUGHOUT OPERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CARDBOARD, BUTCHER PAPER AND STYROFOAM USED AS LINING, ON SHELVING THROUGHOUT OPERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF BOTH TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, IN COOK LINE AREA WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON SHELVING UNITS, LOCATED ON NORTH WALL OF PREP COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED RUST ON FREEZER SHELVING, IN COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO SEAL AND OR REPLACE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DOOR SWEEP ON FRONT DOOR, AT SLIGHT ANGLE AND IN NEED OF ADJUSTMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADJUST AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DOOR SWEEP ON FRONT DOOR, AT SLIGHT ANGLE AND IN NEED OF ADJUSTMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADJUST AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was East Coast Pantry Chicago last inspected?
East Coast Pantry Chicago has 7 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| October 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 19, 2013 | Pass |
East Coast Pantry Chicago vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 12, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.