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Karyn's Fresh Corner
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 23, 2017
- address1901 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614
Is Karyn's Fresh Corner clean?
Karyn's Fresh Corner is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 23, 2017. 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 Karyn's Fresh Corner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED FLOORS NEED CLEANING AT WALLBASE IN THE KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN FLOORS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED FLOORS NEED CLEANING AT WALLBASE IN THE KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN FLOORS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPLACE CEILING TILES.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPLACE CEILING TILES.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NOTED LIGHT SHIELD CAPS MISSING FROM LIGHT SHEILDS AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL CAPS.
When was Karyn's Fresh Corner last inspected?
Karyn's Fresh Corner has 15 inspections on record going back to June 10, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| May 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 6, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 9, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Karyn's Fresh Corner vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 May 23, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.