Left Coast Wells

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 23, 2019
• address165 W Superior St, Chicago 60654

Is Left Coast Wells clean?

Left Coast Wells is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 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 Left Coast Wells?

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

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE NOT DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CODE REQUIREMENTS
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE PREPARING AND SEERVING TCS FOODS ( CHICKEN, BEEF.... ) INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, REMINDER STATEMENT, OR DISCLOSURE FOR MENU ITEMS (EGGS) THAT WILL BE SERVED UNDER COOKED/COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • FRESH JUICE BOTTLED ON SITE WITHOUT PROPER LABELING, NO UNPASTEURIZED OR USE BY DATE ON BOTTLES PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • PACKAGED FOOD CONTAINERS ON SHELF OF FIRST FLOOR CAFE MISSING FOOD IDENTITY AND ALLERGEN LABELS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • SPOONS IN USE STORED IN A STANDING WATER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A DRY CLEAN CONTAINER.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • SPOONS IN USE STORED IN A STANDING WATER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A DRY CLEAN CONTAINER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • STAIR CASE LEADING TO SECOND FLOOR OVERLOOK PREP AREA OF 1ST FLOOR CAFE WHERE CUSTOMER COULD CONTAMINATE OPEN FOOD CONTAINER AND PREP TABLES, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BARRIER TO PROTECT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR PERSON IN CHARGE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

When was Left Coast Wells last inspected?

Left Coast Wells has 6 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2017.

Left Coast Wells vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Left Coast Wells
  clean · July 11, 2017
• ✓! Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House
  cooked · May 18, 2021
• ✓ Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House
  clean · November 2, 2017
• ✓ Millennial Mart
  clean · January 12, 2021
• ✓! Moxy/ Zombie Taco
  mid · April 21, 2025
• ✓ Moxy/ Zombie Taco
  clean · April 10, 2018

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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 April 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.