Idof

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 23, 2019
• address243 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60604

Is Idof clean?

Idof is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 23, 2019. 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 Idof?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 N OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS HEAVILY SCORED WITH DEEP GROOVES AND STAINED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FACILITY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ( REACH IN COOLER, FRYERS, GRILL, ETC). MUST DETAILE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF MOP AND MOP HEADS IN DOWARD POSITION. CONDITION FOR PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP UPWARD POSITION AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTS IN REAR AND FRONT PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTS IN REAR AND FRONT PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Idof last inspected?

Idof has 11 inspections on record going back to May 14, 2014.

Idof vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 January 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.