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Fennel & Iris
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2019
- address1652 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Fennel & Iris clean?
Fennel & Iris is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 21, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Fennel & Iris?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATIONIn-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED CLUTTER ON SHELVES, FLOORS, UNUSED EQUIPMENT AT THE REAR FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
When was Fennel & Iris last inspected?
Fennel & Iris has 10 inspections on record going back to September 19, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| November 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2019 | — | |
| September 13, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 19, 2013 | Fail |
Fennel & Iris vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.