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Main Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 20, 2016
- address720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605
Is Main Kitchen clean?
Main Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 20, 2016. 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 Main Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 20, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • BULK-FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PASTIRES KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • BULK-FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PASTIRES KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • STANDING WATER UNDER LARGE COFFEE MAKERS IN, FOOD DEBRIS UNDER ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • STANDING WATER UNDER LARGE COFFEE MAKERS IN, FOOD DEBRIS UNDER ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • PEELING PAINT NOTED ON CEILING ABOVE MAIN DISH WASHING MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • PEELING PAINT NOTED ON CEILING ABOVE MAIN DISH WASHING MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN SEVERAL WALK-IN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • ADDITIONAL HANDS WASH SINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN MAIN DISH WASHING AREA BY THE CLEAN DISHES SIDE FOR PROPER HANDS WASHING.
When was Main Kitchen last inspected?
Main Kitchen has 13 inspections on record going back to July 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| December 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2010 | Pass |
Main Kitchen vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 December 20, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.