Harper Theater

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 5, 2016
• address5238 S Harper Ave, Chicago 60615
• cuisineMovie Theatre

Is Harper Theater clean?

Harper Theater is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 5, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Harper Theater?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF REFRIGERATOR IN BASEMENT OF SPILLS.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS AT FRONT STORAGE CLOSET AND IN HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET OF FOOD SPILLS AND TRASH IN SAME AREA. CLEAN FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ALONG WALLBASE AT CORNERS AND UNDER STORAGE RACKS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS AT FRONT STORAGE CLOSET AND IN HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET OF FOOD SPILLS AND TRASH IN SAME AREA. CLEAN FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ALONG WALLBASE AT CORNERS AND UNDER STORAGE RACKS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA IN THE FORM OF CARDBOARD BOXES, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Harper Theater last inspected?

Harper Theater has 9 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2012.

Harper Theater vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 December 5, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.