Eleven City Diner

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 16, 2017
• address2301-2315 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Eleven City Diner clean?

Eleven City Diner is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 16, 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 Eleven City Diner?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS PRESENT. MUST DISCONTINUE THE USE OF ALUMINUM FOIL OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. REMOVE RUST FROM TOP OF GREASE TRAP UNDER 3-COMP SINK IN REAR. REPLACE DRAIN RACK ON PEPSI SODA MACHINE IN REAR PREP, RUST PRESENT. ALSO, ADJUST DOOR SWEEP ON REAR EXIT DOOR WHERE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS PRESENT. MUST DISCONTINUE THE USE OF ALUMINUM FOIL OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. REMOVE RUST FROM TOP OF GREASE TRAP UNDER 3-COMP SINK IN REAR. REPLACE DRAIN RACK ON PEPSI SODA MACHINE IN REAR PREP, RUST PRESENT. ALSO, ADJUST DOOR SWEEP ON REAR EXIT DOOR WHERE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE INSIDE MICROWAVE. CLEAN LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES, FOOD DEBRIS AND RUST PRESENT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS IN FRONT OF GRILL AND STOVE. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP. CLEAN FLOOR IN STAFF TOILET ROOM OFF PREP AREA, OFFICE, DRY STORAGE, SERVER STATION AND DELI AREA, DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS IN FRONT OF GRILL AND STOVE. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP. CLEAN FLOOR IN STAFF TOILET ROOM OFF PREP AREA, OFFICE, DRY STORAGE, SERVER STATION AND DELI AREA, DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN HOOD FILTERS IN PREP AREA, DUST PRESENT. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOMS, EXCESSIVE DUST PRESENT. SEAL OPENING IN WALL AROUND PIPE, AND REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN HOOD FILTERS IN PREP AREA, DUST PRESENT. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOMS, EXCESSIVE DUST PRESENT. SEAL OPENING IN WALL AROUND PIPE, AND REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST CLEAN CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE ROOM, UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM CLOSET IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM, ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE, AND MAINTAIN.

When was Eleven City Diner last inspected?

Eleven City Diner has 10 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2013.

Eleven City Diner vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 May 16, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.