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Outkast
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 26, 2021
- address7137 S State St, Chicago 60619
Is Outkast clean?
Outkast is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 26, 2021. 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 Outkast?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 26, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNITS IN FOOD SERVICE AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST, DIRT AND FOOD STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL FILTERING AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH FOOD SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL UNITS. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE, DUST, FOOD SPLATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HOT WATER KNOB IN THE TOILET ROOM MISSING (TURNS ON) INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS AND WALLS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH STAINS. IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA AND IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT COVERING NEAR FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN PROPER LIGHT COVERING AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING ANY POSSIBLE PHYSICAL HAZARDS IF LIGHTS WERE TO BREAK.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT COVERING NEAR FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN PROPER LIGHT COVERING AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING ANY POSSIBLE PHYSICAL HAZARDS IF LIGHTS WERE TO BREAK.
When was Outkast last inspected?
Outkast has 4 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| October 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2020 | Fail |
Outkast vs Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Grand Crossing runs 37% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 179 clean, 24 mid, 282 cooked.
Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Greater Grand Crossing
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 October 26, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.