Erwin

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2010
• address2925 N Halsted St, Chicago 60657

Is Erwin clean?

Erwin is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 4, 2010. 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 Erwin?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.
• 🧫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. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER, WIRE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED GROUT MISSING BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASH AREAS. MUST REGROUT THE FLOOR WHERE NECESSARY TO PREVENT INSECT ACTIVITY.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED GROUT MISSING BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASH AREAS. MUST REGROUT THE FLOOR WHERE NECESSARY TO PREVENT INSECT ACTIVITY.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE DISHWASH AREA. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT OR COVER WITH A CLEANABLE SURFACE. REPAINT THE DISCOLORED CEILING AREA BETWEEN THE PREP AREA AND THE DISHWASH AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE DISHWASH AREA. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT OR COVER WITH A CLEANABLE SURFACE. REPAINT THE DISCOLORED CEILING AREA BETWEEN THE PREP AREA AND THE DISHWASH AREA.

When was Erwin last inspected?

Erwin has 2 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2010.

Erwin vs Lake View

Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 March 4, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.