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Liquor Expo
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 14, 2023
- address2154 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614
- cuisineLiquor
Is Liquor Expo clean?
Liquor Expo is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 14, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Liquor Expo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR FROZEN ICE CREAM DELIVERY TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • RAW WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK AND IN THE WASHROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.
- ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 67.4F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION.Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 67.4F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Liquor Expo last inspected?
Liquor Expo has 1 inspection on record going back to June 14, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2023 | Fail |
Liquor Expo 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 10% 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 June 14, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.