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Linkin House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 16, 2014
- address2142 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Linkin House clean?
Linkin House is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 16, 2014. 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 Linkin House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON EXPOSED HAND SINK IN ALL THREE BARS. ALSO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT. RUSTED GREASE TRAP BOX UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE THE RUST AND MAINTAIN. BOTH WALK IN COOLER (FOR THE BEER AND KEGS )IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA ARE NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED NOT TO STORE ANY FOODS IN BOTH OF THE COOLERS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON EXPOSED HAND SINK IN ALL THREE BARS. ALSO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT. RUSTED GREASE TRAP BOX UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE THE RUST AND MAINTAIN. BOTH WALK IN COOLER (FOR THE BEER AND KEGS )IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA ARE NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED NOT TO STORE ANY FOODS IN BOTH OF THE COOLERS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE FIRST FLOOR BAR LEAK ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET CONNECTOR ARM IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA,LEAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GREASE TRAP BOX ON THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK. SLOW DRAINING OF ONE OUT OF TWO EXPOSED HAND SINK ON THE 2ND FLOOR BAR AREA. MUST REPAIR TO HAVE A WELL DRAINING SINK. FAUCET HANDLE OF THE WASHBOWL SINK(ONE OUT OF TWO FAUCET) IN LADIES WASHROOM BASEMENT, NOT IN GOOD REPAIR, MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Linkin House last inspected?
Linkin House has 7 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| May 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| May 2, 2014 | — | |
| August 23, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2010 | Pass |
Linkin House 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 16, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.