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O Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2020
- address624 W Lake St, Chicago 60661
Is O Kitchen clean?
O Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 12, 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 O Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN SPACE BETWEEN REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP TABLES LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED DIRTY PLUMBING FEATURES IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED DIRTY PLUMBING FEATURES IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS UNDERNEATH VENTILATION HOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS UNDERNEATH VENTILATION HOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was O Kitchen last inspected?
O Kitchen has 10 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| March 12, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2019 | — | |
| April 4, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2018 | — | |
| December 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 11, 2017 | — |
O Kitchen 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 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 March 12, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.