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Morton's Of Chicago
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2020
- address1050 N State St, Chicago 60610
Is Morton's Of Chicago clean?
Morton's Of Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 13, 2020. 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 Morton's Of Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS POSTED NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • MUST PROVIDE IRREVERSIBLY REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • MUST PROVIDE IRREVERSIBLY REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT LINE AREA. OBSERVED GREASE AND DEBRIS ON WALL AROUND DISH WASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM(MENS) NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM(MENS) NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Morton's Of Chicago last inspected?
Morton's Of Chicago has 17 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| July 13, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 23, 2020 | — | |
| April 2, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 29, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 8, 2016 | — | |
| March 12, 2015 | Pass |
Morton's Of Chicago vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 July 13, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.