Nellcote

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 25, 2018
• address833-839 W Randolph St, Chicago 60607

Is Nellcote clean?

Nellcote is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 25, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Nellcote?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER (PROTEIN). ALSO, DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS, INSTALL CORRECT RACKS FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER (PROTEIN). ALSO, DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS, INSTALL CORRECT RACKS FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM WHEEL CASTERS ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL/REPAIR HOLES IN WALL AT THE TOP OF THE BASEMENT STAIRS. ALSO, REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON WALL ADJACENT TO BASEMENT. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTERS IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL/REPAIR HOLES IN WALL AT THE TOP OF THE BASEMENT STAIRS. ALSO, REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON WALL ADJACENT TO BASEMENT. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTERS IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN KITCHEN HOODS IN PREP AREA, SERVICE SIDE STATION, AND ABOVE THE ENTRANCE OF THE DISH MACHINE ROOM. ALSO CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELD IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THE 2ND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE LADIES TOILET ROOM ON THE 833 SIDE OF THE BUILDING. ALSO, THE 1ST STALL IN SAID TOILET ROOM IS NOT WORKING.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS IN DISH MACHINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR ALL EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS.

When was Nellcote last inspected?

Nellcote has 13 inspections on record going back to February 3, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Nellcote 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 30% of them.

Other spots in Near West Side

• ✓ Nellcote
  clean · February 3, 2012
• ✓ Taqueria La Lagartija
  clean · October 25, 2011
• ✓ Element Bars
  clean · July 11, 2011
• ✓ Sweetie Cakes
  clean · August 15, 2011
• ✓ Walmart Neighborhood Market
  clean · November 3, 2016
• ✓! Anna's Asian Bistro
  mid · December 19, 2013

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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 January 25, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.