Old Town Social

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 28, 2018
• address455 W North Ave Bldg, Chicago 60610

Is Old Town Social clean?

Old Town Social is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 28, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Old Town Social?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 28, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 (A) (A)- OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11- FOUND NO PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-202.12 (A)- OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT HAND SINK AT FRONT SERVICE STATION AREA. AT TIME OF INSPECTION HOT WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 74.7F. INFORMED MANAGER THAT HOT WATER AT HAND SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND ENSURE THAT HOT WATER TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 100F, BEFORE RE INSPECTION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 (A)- OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGNAGE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMER. INFORMED MANAGER THAT CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGNAGE MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMER AS WELL AS INDICATED ON MENU OF RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGNAGE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.111- OBSERVED 10 OR MORE SMALL FLIES, FLYING AROUND IN MID AIR AS WELL AS REST ON WALLS AND CEILING, IN MEN'S REST ROOM ON 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE TO ELIMINATE ACTIVITY BEFORE RE INSPECTION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11- OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HAND SINK IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT SAID AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11- OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HAND SINK IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT SAID AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13- OBSERVED BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE EMBEDDED IN CAULK LINE AND WALL JUNCTIONS OF DISH MACHINE AREA AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESURFACE/RE-CAULK AREA AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205-15(C)- OBSERVED SMALL LEAK AT CEILING DRAIN PIPE IN BEVERAGE STORAGE ROOM ON NORTH END OF BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIND SOURCE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11- OBSERVED UNFINISHED DRY WALL CEILING IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AREA AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. FOUND RAW WOODEN DOOR AND FRAME LEADING INTO THE LIQUOR/WINE STORAGE AREA. MUST PAINT/SEAL ALL ABOVE STATED SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.11- OBSERVED MISSING FAUCET HANDLE FIX IN EMPLOYEE REST ROOM IN BASEMENT. FAUCET WAS ABLE TO DISPENSE HOT AND COLD WATER, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-201.16- MISSING FLOOR TILE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -WOMAN'S RESTROOM -MEN'S RESTROOM -AND OUTER EDGES OF MAIN BAR ENTRANCE INFORMED MANAGER THAT SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11- OBSERVED MISSING/BURNED OUT LIGHT FIXTURE IN WOMAN'S RESTROOM ON 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-202.11-OBSERVED NO GLASS SHIELDS TO PROTECT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE COOK LINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11- OBSERVED MISSING/BURNED OUT LIGHT FIXTURE IN WOMAN'S RESTROOM ON 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-202.11-OBSERVED NO GLASS SHIELDS TO PROTECT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE COOK LINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367- OBSERVED ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATE NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATES.

When was Old Town Social last inspected?

Old Town Social has 15 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Old Town Social vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 September 28, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.