Outback Steakhouse

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 6, 2010
• address8101 W Higgins Rd, Chicago 60631

Is Outback Steakhouse clean?

Outback Steakhouse is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 6, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Outback Steakhouse?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE GRILL AND THE OVEN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL PANEL,ALONG THE WALL BASE AND ALL CORNER, AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL PANEL,ALONG THE WALL BASE AND ALL CORNER, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE ROOM BY THE PASTA SHELVE, MUST REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BY THE CANNED GOODS INSIDE THE STORAGE GOODS ROOM,MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE ROOM BY THE PASTA SHELVE, MUST REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BY THE CANNED GOODS INSIDE THE STORAGE GOODS ROOM,MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • CRACKED CEILING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE PREP AREA, MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Outback Steakhouse last inspected?

Outback Steakhouse has 2 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2010.

Outback Steakhouse vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 December 6, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.