Misericordia Home is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 29, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Misericordia Home?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π§½surfaces not properly sanitized
Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized β’ OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
β οΈUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR. β’ OBSERVD PLATES AT BUFFET LINE NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AND BOWLS AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR-DRYING.
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR. β’ OBSERVD PLATES AT BUFFET LINE NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AND BOWLS AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR-DRYING.
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ OBSERVED BUILDUP OF GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, AND SPILLS ON SPILL TRAY OF OVEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESS FOOD, DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
β οΈGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ OBSERVED STORAGE AREA AND ENCLOSURE FOR REFUSE, RECYCLABLES, OR RETURNABLES LITTERED WITH UNNECESSARY ITEMS (EX. CRATES, CARDBOARD, FURNITURE, TVS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A MENTIONED AREAS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ OBSERVED STORAGE AREA AND ENCLOSURE FOR REFUSE, RECYCLABLES, OR RETURNABLES LITTERED WITH UNNECESSARY ITEMS (EX. CRATES, CARDBOARD, FURNITURE, TVS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A MENTIONED AREAS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
When was Misericordia Home last inspected?
Misericordia Home has 19 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.