Filter

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 8, 2017
• address1373 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Filter clean?

Filter is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 8, 2017. 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 Filter?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • A REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR IN THE BASEMENT THAT IS UNPLUGGED AND NOT BEING USED HAS MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE BUIDLUP COVERING THE INTERIOR SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACE OR REMOVE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT FROM FACILITY.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • A REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR IN THE BASEMENT THAT IS UNPLUGGED AND NOT BEING USED HAS MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE BUIDLUP COVERING THE INTERIOR SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACE OR REMOVE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT FROM FACILITY.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND LOWER COMPARTMENT FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE BOTTOM SHELF AND FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE REACH-IN FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BAESMENT TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE CEILING VENTS, CEILING DUCTS, AND LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE PREP AREA IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE CEILING VENTS, CEILING DUCTS, AND LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE PREP AREA IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT BULBS IN THE LIGHT FIXTURE OVER THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE PREP AREAS PREPARING FOOD OR BEVERAGES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE HAIR AT ALL TIMES.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE PREP AREAS PREPARING FOOD OR BEVERAGES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE HAIR AT ALL TIMES.

When was Filter last inspected?

Filter has 16 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Filter vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• ✓ Lush Wine & Spirits
  clean · March 23, 2010
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• ✓ Sunday Dinner
  clean · February 8, 2010
• ✓ Be My Guest Events
  clean · April 27, 2010
• ✓ Flora Confections
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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 August 8, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.