East Side Columbian Association

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2013
• address11207 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617

Is East Side Columbian Association clean?

East Side Columbian Association is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 15, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at East Side Columbian Association?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT IN FOOD SANITATION COURSE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE ON SECOND FLOOR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE ON SECOND FLOOR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, GRILL, STOVE AND OVEN IN PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND BAR AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND BAR AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. REMOVE DUCT TAP AND PROPERLY REPAIR LEFT BOTTOM CORNER OF REAR NORTH DOOR. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER DISH MACHINE AND EXPOSED SINK. SEAL LOOSE BASEBOARDS UNDER COUNTER IN KITCHEN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. REMOVE DUCT TAP AND PROPERLY REPAIR LEFT BOTTOM CORNER OF REAR NORTH DOOR. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER DISH MACHINE AND EXPOSED SINK. SEAL LOOSE BASEBOARDS UNDER COUNTER IN KITCHEN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROPERLY CONNECT WASTE LINES TO FLOOR DRAIN IN BAR AREA. REPAIR STOPPER ON MIDDLE SINK IN WOMEN WASHROOM.

When was East Side Columbian Association last inspected?

East Side Columbian Association has 4 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2013.

East Side Columbian Association vs East Side

East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 July 15, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.