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Excelsior Garden
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 12, 2021
- address4855 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Excelsior Garden clean?
Excelsior Garden is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Excelsior Garden?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BROKEN HANDLE ON DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE, GRIME, AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES SHOULD COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES SHOULD COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Excelsior Garden last inspected?
Excelsior Garden has 20 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| May 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 2, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 19, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2015 | Fail |
Excelsior Garden vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage 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 May 12, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.