Friendly Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 2, 2023
• address6124 W Gunnison St, Chicago 60630
• cuisineLiquor

Is Friendly Tavern clean?

Friendly Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 2, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Friendly Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED LARGE GAP ON BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL THE GAPS TO AVOID PEST ENTRY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN SHELVING IN STORAGE AREA . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL WOODEN SHELVING TO MAKE SHELVING SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN WALL NEAR ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BROKEN TILES ABOVE WINDOW NEAR ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR ANY CHIPPED OR BROKEN CEILINGS, FLOORS, OR WALLS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOMS OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOMS OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION.

When was Friendly Tavern last inspected?

Friendly Tavern has 2 inspections on record going back to July 13, 2023.

Friendly Tavern 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 August 2, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.