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Ms. Biscuit
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 12, 2021
- address5431 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60615
Is Ms. Biscuit clean?
Ms. Biscuit is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 12, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ms. Biscuit?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 12, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK FOR HANDWASHING IN THE REAR PREP AREA LEADING TO THE GARAGE; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND HAND TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE RUBBER GASKET AT THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKET TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNIT.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT NEW EMPLOYEES MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT NEW EMPLOYEES MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
When was Ms. Biscuit last inspected?
Ms. Biscuit has 19 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| April 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2021 | Fail | |
| March 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 17, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 10, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 8, 2015 | Fail |
Ms. Biscuit vs Washington Park
Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 April 12, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.