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Free Rein
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 7, 2018
- address224-230 N Michigan Ave Fl, Chicago 60601
Is Free Rein clean?
Free Rein is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 7, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Free Rein?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 7, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 (A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.13 (B) INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO MEAT SLICER IN LL KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY.(C)
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 (A)FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING OPEN FOODS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 (A)FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING OPEN FOODS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-901.11 (A) DELI CLEAN CONTAINER NOT AIR DRIED AFTER SANITIZING AND STACKED IN EACH OTHER, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-901.11 (A) DELI CLEAN CONTAINER NOT AIR DRIED AFTER SANITIZING AND STACKED IN EACH OTHER, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-403.12, CONDENSATION LINES IN WALK-IN COOLER ARE IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-403.12, CONDENSATION LINES IN WALK-IN COOLER ARE IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • ROUGH BRICKS COLLECTION DEBRIS BEHIND DRY FOOD AND CLEAN UTENSILS SHELVING AT LL1 STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • PA 100.0367. NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED MGRS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
When was Free Rein last inspected?
Free Rein has 2 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| September 7, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Free Rein vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 September 7, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.