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George Street Pub
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 15, 2015
- address2858 N Halsted St, Chicago 60657
Is George Street Pub clean?
George Street Pub is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 15, 2015. 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 George Street Pub?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED 6 POUNDS OF SOUP, VALUED AT $40, IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 108.5F-118.3F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD. OPERATOR STATED SOUP HAD BEEN REHEATED ON STOVE AND PLACED IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REHEAT ANY POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS TO AT LEAST 165F AND IF FOOD IS TO BE HOT HELD IT MUST BE HELD AT 140F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN CLOSEST TO THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIALS AND TO MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN CLOSEST TO THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIALS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE SODA GUNS AND ATTACHED HOLDERS/DRAINS AT THE BAR.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED SEALED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ELEVATE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR AND TO MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED SEALED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ELEVATE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OUT OF COMPLIANCE. INFORMATION GIVEN, INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY.Food Handler Requirements Met • OUT OF COMPLIANCE. INFORMATION GIVEN, INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY.
When was George Street Pub last inspected?
George Street Pub has 9 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| September 15, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 16, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 3, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2011 | Fail |
George Street Pub vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 15, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.