Michael's Wine & Spirits

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 13, 2014
• address1455 W Taylor, Chicago 60607
• cuisineLiquor

Is Michael's Wine & Spirits clean?

Michael's Wine & Spirits is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Michael's Wine & Spirits?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST SEAL ALL RAW WOOD BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND IN ELECTRICAL ROOM.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST SEAL ALL RAW WOOD BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND IN ELECTRICAL ROOM.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILET IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MOP SINK AND REMOVE PAINT AND DEBRIS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK. (1 COMP IN BASEMENT USED AS MOP SINK)
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

When was Michael's Wine & Spirits last inspected?

Michael's Wine & Spirits has 2 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2014.

Michael's Wine & Spirits vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 13, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.