Etta

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2023
• address700 N Clark St, Chicago 60654

Is Etta clean?

Etta is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 9, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Etta?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED BAR EMPLOYEE CUT FRESH PINEAPPLE IN READY TO EAT FORM WITHOUT GLOVES ON. FOOD EMPLOYEES SHALL USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS/TONGS, DISPENSING EQUIPMENT OR SINGLE USE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS. DISCUSSED IMPORTANCE OF WEARING GLOVES WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS WITH EMPLOYEE AND MANAGER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT THE HAND SINK IN THE BAR. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED SOAP WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. FACILITY MANAGER WENT THROUGH ALL INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD PER TAG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. FACILITY MANAGER WENT THROUGH ALL INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD PER TAG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREPARATION SURFACES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER ABOVE HOT HOLDING UNIT AND IN BAR. UTENSILS WERE PLACED IN EMPTY CONTAINERS. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER ABOVE HOT HOLDING UNIT AND IN BAR. UTENSILS WERE PLACED IN EMPTY CONTAINERS. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MILK CRATES USED AS STORAGE AND ELEVATION FOR FOOD ITEMS IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. FACILITY MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE CONTAINERS THAT ARE SMOOTH, DURABLE, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT. FACILITY MUST ALSO PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • EXPIRED ALLERGEN CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST ENSURE THAT THEY OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.

When was Etta last inspected?

Etta has 5 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2020.

Etta vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Etta
  clean · July 23, 2020
• ✓! Domino's Pizza
  mid · June 15, 2023
• ✓ Spirit And Spice
  clean · September 29, 2020
• ✓! Egg Harbor Cafe
  mid · April 8, 2026
• ✓ Streeters Tavern
  clean · August 13, 2020
• ✓! Dunkin
  mid · December 3, 2024

See every restaurant inspection in Near North Side →

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 9, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.