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Farmer's Fridge
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 25, 2018
- address1321 W Lake St, Chicago 60607
- cuisineCatering
Is Farmer's Fridge clean?
Farmer's Fridge is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 25, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Farmer's Fridge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 25, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTI USE UTENSILS BEING STORED ON A STORAGE RACK IN THE PREP AREA.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTI USE UTENSILS BEING STORED ON A STORAGE RACK IN THE PREP AREA.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DE-LIME EXTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN WATER AND/OR DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN THE PREP, UPSTAIRS TOILET ROOMS AND REAR DOCK AREAS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN WATER AND/OR DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN THE PREP, UPSTAIRS TOILET ROOMS AND REAR DOCK AREAS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REMOVE CHIPPING PAINT ON WALL UNDERNEATH THE DISH MACHINE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILE IN UPSTAIRS OFFICE. ALSO, CLEAN DUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN UPSTAIRS TOILET ROOMS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REMOVE CHIPPING PAINT ON WALL UNDERNEATH THE DISH MACHINE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILE IN UPSTAIRS OFFICE. ALSO, CLEAN DUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN UPSTAIRS TOILET ROOMS.
When was Farmer's Fridge last inspected?
Farmer's Fridge has 7 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 23, 2015 | Pass |
Farmer's Fridge vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 25, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.