Eat First Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2013
• address1289 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Eat First Restaurant clean?

Eat First Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Eat First Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers and bulk storage containers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers and bulk storage containers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Storage shelves, cooking equipment and coolers not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize daily.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling and ventilation covers not maintained. Instructed to detail clean all ventilation covers and replace any damaged ceiling tile.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling and ventilation covers not maintained. Instructed to detail clean all ventilation covers and replace any damaged ceiling tile.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet room door not self-closing. Instructed to install self-closing device.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Uncleaned food equipment stored on toilet room. Instructed to remove equipment and properly store in storage or prep area.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Ice scoop not properly stored. Instructed to store in sanitize holder or container.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Ice scoop not properly stored. Instructed to store in sanitize holder or container.

When was Eat First Restaurant last inspected?

Eat First Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2010.

Eat First Restaurant vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 March 13, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.