Lindy's/Chili

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2018
• address6544-6546 W Archer Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Lindy's/Chili clean?

Lindy's/Chili is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lindy's/Chili?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2018, 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 • 2-102.11 OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-202.12 OBSERVED NO HAND SINK BEHIND THE FRONT BAR AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, DATE TCS FOODS WITH THE SOLD BY, DISCARDED, OR COMSUMED BY DATE.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO DISCLOUSER STATMENT ON THE MENU AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11 OBSERVED THE REAR TWO DOOR FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

When was Lindy's/Chili last inspected?

Lindy's/Chili has 12 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2010.

Lindy's/Chili vs Garfield Ridge

Garfield Ridge runs 73% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 28 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in Garfield Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 August 28, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.