Linkin House

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 20, 2016
• address2142 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Linkin House clean?

Linkin House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 20, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Linkin House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM DIVIDERS IN 1ST FL.BEER COOLER.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES AT 1ST FL. BAR AREA,BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE AREA.MUST REPLACE MISSING SHELVING UNITS IN REACH IN FREEZER.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK IN BASEMENT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM DIVIDERS IN 1ST FL.BEER COOLER.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES AT 1ST FL. BAR AREA,BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE AREA.MUST REPLACE MISSING SHELVING UNITS IN REACH IN FREEZER.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK IN BASEMENT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM ALL PREP COOLERS,SINK BASINS OF ALL 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,HAND SINKS,MOPSINK BASIN,ENTIRE TOILETROOMS,FRYERS,OVEN,DISH RACKS,ICE BIN IN 1ST FL. BAR AREA,GRILL TABLE
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT OUTSIDE OF WALK IN COOLERS. • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA DAMAGED TREAD ON STAIRS LEADING TO 1ST FL..MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT OUTSIDE OF WALK IN COOLERS. • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA DAMAGED TREAD ON STAIRS LEADING TO 1ST FL..MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLES IN WALLS IN STORAGE ROOM UNDER 1ST FL. STAIRS,ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND TOILETROOMS,MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN LIQUOR STORAGE AREA,MISSING & BROKEN WALL TILES IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,BASEMENT LOUNGE AREA MISSING WALL BASES AND HOLE IN WALL.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP,BAR,DISH WASHING AREAS,REAR HALLWAY,FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST PAINT WALLS THAT DON'T COME CLEAN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLES IN WALLS IN STORAGE ROOM UNDER 1ST FL. STAIRS,ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND TOILETROOMS,MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN LIQUOR STORAGE AREA,MISSING & BROKEN WALL TILES IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,BASEMENT LOUNGE AREA MISSING WALL BASES AND HOLE IN WALL.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP,BAR,DISH WASHING AREAS,REAR HALLWAY,FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST PAINT WALLS THAT DON'T COME CLEAN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR HALLWAY,BASEMENT BAR AREA AND WHERE NEEDED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MEN'S LEAKY TOILET.MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN ALL TOILETROOMS. • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULK FROM BASEMENT 3- COMP SINK BASIN
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Linkin House last inspected?

Linkin House has 4 inspections on record going back to March 24, 2016.

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 36% of them.

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  clean · April 20, 2016
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• ? Hong Kong Bay Restaurant
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• ✓! Sarks In The Park
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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 20, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.