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Mike's Place
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 19, 2017
- address6977 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645
Is Mike's Place clean?
Mike's Place is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 19, 2017. 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 Mike's Place?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY OR PREPARED BY DATEFood In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY OR PREPARED BY DATE
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWINGS:- SHELVES INSIDE THE FRONT SERVICE PREP COOLER WITH DIRT, GRIME AND SPILLED LIQUIDS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPING
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED VERY THICK GREASE AND GRIME ACCUMULATION ON FLOOR, UNDERNEATH AND WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PESTS....NOTED DEEP CAVING ON FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER COVERED WITH CARD BOARD BOXES.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARD BOARD BOXES, REPAIR AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS....MUST CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER WITH FOOD SPILL AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE REST OF PREMISE ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT. MUST UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPINGFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED VERY THICK GREASE AND GRIME ACCUMULATION ON FLOOR, UNDERNEATH AND WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PESTS....NOTED DEEP CAVING ON FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER COVERED WITH CARD BOARD BOXES.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARD BOARD BOXES, REPAIR AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS....MUST CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER WITH FOOD SPILL AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE REST OF PREMISE ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT. MUST UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPING
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED CRACKED CEILING AND PEELING PAINT AT BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAINWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED CRACKED CEILING AND PEELING PAINT AT BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKING WATER AT THE BOTTOM PIPING OF THE HAND WASH SINK AT THE PREP AREA AND AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED ALL OVER PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USEFood (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED ALL OVER PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE
When was Mike's Place last inspected?
Mike's Place has 18 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| December 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2017 | — | |
| December 5, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 21, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 28, 2012 | Pass |
Mike's Place vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 19, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.