Palette

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2017
• address1204 N State Pkwy, Chicago 60610

Is Palette clean?

Palette is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 31, 2017. 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 Palette?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND UNEVEN FLOOR WITH CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE SWINGING KITCHEN DOOR LEADING TO THE SMALL PREP KITCHEN ON THE 2ND FLOOR.FLOORS MUST BE EVEN, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND UNEVEN FLOOR WITH CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE SWINGING KITCHEN DOOR LEADING TO THE SMALL PREP KITCHEN ON THE 2ND FLOOR.FLOORS MUST BE EVEN, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN THE CEILING INSIDE THE SMALL STORAGE CLOSET ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST REPAIR HOLE AT CEILING AND MAINTAIN.ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN THE CEILING INSIDE THE SMALL STORAGE CLOSET ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST REPAIR HOLE AT CEILING AND MAINTAIN.ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • FOUND BURNT OUT LIGHT FIXTURE ON THE 3DR FLOOR DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND SMALL STORAGE AREA CLOSET ON THE 2ND FLOOR NOT WELL ORGANIZED. MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE ABOVE STATED AREA AS WELL AS HAVE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND 6 INCHES AWAY FROM THE WALLS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOUND FOOD PREP STAFF, SERVERS AND BARTENDERS WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE ALL FOOD PREP STAFF, SERVERS AND BARTENDERS OBTAIN THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • FOUND FOOD PREP STAFF, SERVERS AND BARTENDERS WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE ALL FOOD PREP STAFF, SERVERS AND BARTENDERS OBTAIN THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.

When was Palette last inspected?

Palette has 13 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Palette vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 March 31, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.