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Noodles & Company
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 6, 2016
- address2813 N Broadway, Chicago 60657
Is Noodles & Company clean?
Noodles & Company is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 6, 2016. 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 Noodles & Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • EXTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CEMENT FLOOR IN THE DISH ROOM CHIPPING AND WITH MISSING/CRACKED CEMENT. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CEMENT FLOOR IN THE DISH ROOM CHIPPING AND WITH MISSING/CRACKED CEMENT. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL AT THE DISH MACHINE WITH BLACKENED MOLD. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL AT THE DISH MACHINE WITH BLACKENED MOLD. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK ON THE NOZZLE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE STORED ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
When was Noodles & Company last inspected?
Noodles & Company has 10 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| December 6, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 17, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 22, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 16, 2010 | Pass |
Noodles & Company vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 6, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.