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Open Kitchens
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2021
- address1161 W 21St St, Chicago 60608
- cuisineCatering
Is Open Kitchens clean?
Open Kitchens is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Open Kitchens?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED CHICKEN BREAST IN THE PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE (51.3F-59.9F) TCS FOODS FOR COLD HOLDING SHALL BE AT 41F OT BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 162 POUNDS VALUED AT $292. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
When was Open Kitchens last inspected?
Open Kitchens has 23 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2023 | — | |
| July 16, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 23, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2020 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 1, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2015 | Pass |
Open Kitchens vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 July 16, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.