Odges

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 30, 2014
• address730 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Odges clean?

Odges is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 30, 2014. 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 Odges?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • DEFROST INTERIOR OF REACH-IN FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • DEFROST INTERIOR OF REACH-IN FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL OPENINGS IN CEILING AND REPAIR WALLS IN STORAGE CLOSET (WATER DAMAGE). REPAIR WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER(WATER DAMAGE) REPLACE MISSING COVERS ON ALL LIGHT SWITCHES. PROVIDE BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL OPENINGS IN CEILING AND REPAIR WALLS IN STORAGE CLOSET (WATER DAMAGE). REPAIR WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER(WATER DAMAGE) REPLACE MISSING COVERS ON ALL LIGHT SWITCHES. PROVIDE BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL AN EXPOSED SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES IN STORAGE CLOSET TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Odges last inspected?

Odges has 8 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2010.

Odges vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 April 30, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.