Ernie's Tap

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 23, 2010
• address7112 W Higgins Ave, Chicago 60656

Is Ernie's Tap clean?

Ernie's Tap is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 23, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ernie's Tap?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 23, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. TINY DIRT ON THE TUBES OF THE ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; ICE BIN COVER MUST BE PROVIDED
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. TINY DIRT ON THE TUBES OF THE ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; ICE BIN COVER MUST BE PROVIDED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. GUN HOLDER MUST BE CLEAN ALL THE TIME

When was Ernie's Tap last inspected?

Ernie's Tap has 1 inspection on record going back to November 23, 2010.

Ernie's Tap vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 November 23, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.