Michael's Wine & Spirits

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 10, 2018
• address1455 W Taylor, Chicago 60607
• cuisineLiquor

Is Michael's Wine & Spirits clean?

Michael's Wine & Spirits is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 10, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

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

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2.102.14(A)(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE FORM 1B OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2.501.11 NO CLEAN-UP KIT AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT & PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS THE INVOLVE THE DISCHARGE OF FECAL OR VOMITUS MATTER ONTO SURFACES INSIDE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5.204.12 BACK FLOW PREVENTER NOT LOCATED ON MOP SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6.303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6.303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

When was Michael's Wine & Spirits last inspected?

Michael's Wine & Spirits has 2 inspections on record going back to September 4, 2018.

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 9% 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 September 10, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.