Energy Point

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
• address4342 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Energy Point clean?

Energy Point is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Energy Point?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED ALL NECESSARY ITEMS NOT ON PREMISES FOR COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURE AVAILABLE ON SITE WHEN EMPLOYEES RESPOND TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES ALL NECESSARY ITEMS TO FOLLOW WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN FRONT PREP AND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BLACK AND BEIGE MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON WALL AND INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. OBSERVED MISING FLOOR TILES NEAR DOORWAY AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MOP DRYING IN BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.

When was Energy Point last inspected?

Energy Point has 3 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2025.

Energy Point vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

Other spots in Brighton Park

• ✓! La Fiesta
  mid · March 21, 2018
• ✓ Tawney Coffee
  clean · July 15, 2026
• ✓ Shiki Buffet
  clean · August 13, 2025
• ✓ Catrina Corner Grocery
  clean · September 22, 2025
• ✓ Taqueria Los Gallos 2 Inc
  clean · October 23, 2025
• ✓ Loreto Grocery
  clean · November 6, 2025

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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 February 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.