Nouveau Tavern

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2015
• address358 W Ontario St, Chicago 60654

Is Nouveau Tavern clean?

Nouveau Tavern is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 6, 2015. 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 Nouveau Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1522493 DATED 1/30/15 #18-FOUND REVOLVING FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED WITH OVER 1/2 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. AND ONE OF THE DOOR SWEEP IS MISSING. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-42-090. MANAGER HAS NO RECEIPT TO SHOW ME REGARDING THE ORDER OF THE DOOR SWEEP. MANAGER CALLED THE OWNER TO BUY DOOR SWEEP AND FIXED THE DOOR DURING INSPECTION. DOOR IS NOW RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1522493 DATED 1/30/15 #18-FOUND REVOLVING FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED WITH OVER 1/2 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. AND ONE OF THE DOOR SWEEP IS MISSING. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-42-090. MANAGER HAS NO RECEIPT TO SHOW ME REGARDING THE ORDER OF THE DOOR SWEEP. MANAGER CALLED THE OWNER TO BUY DOOR SWEEP AND FIXED THE DOOR DURING INSPECTION. DOOR IS NOW RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • UPGRADED TO CRITICAL.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE DRAIN BOARD FOR CLEAN GLASSES BEHIND THE BACK BAR. MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN,(CAULK WORN OUT).
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE DRAIN BOARD FOR CLEAN GLASSES BEHIND THE BACK BAR. MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN,(CAULK WORN OUT).
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE GRILL, STOVE AND DEEP FRYER AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER DOOR WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • BROKEN/CRACKED FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT DISH/PREP AREA . MUST REPAIR/REPLACE FLOOR TILES. MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECT HARBORADE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • BROKEN/CRACKED FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT DISH/PREP AREA . MUST REPAIR/REPLACE FLOOR TILES. MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECT HARBORADE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSER DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST ENROLL ONLINE TO GET A FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST ENROLL ONLINE TO GET A FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.

When was Nouveau Tavern last inspected?

Nouveau Tavern has 10 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2011.

Nouveau Tavern 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 February 6, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.