Pauline's Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 24, 2010
• address1754 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago 60640

Is Pauline's Restaurant clean?

Pauline's Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 24, 2010. 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 Pauline's Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. REMOVE GRIME FROM EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREMISES. DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, UNDER AND BEHIND, INCLUDE CONNECTING PIPES. CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
• ⚠️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. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHTOUT PREMISES TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GRIME AND DEBRIS WITH FOCUS IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
  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. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHTOUT PREMISES TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GRIME AND DEBRIS WITH FOCUS IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️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. INADEQUATE SHELVING IN REAR WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE SHELVING.
  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. INADEQUATE SHELVING IN REAR WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE SHELVING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND WARMER IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. NO HOOD VENT FOR COOKER/WARMER IN REAR. REMOVE COOKER OR PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION. LEAKS UNDER FRONT HANDWASHING AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE REPAIRED. NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE IN REAR. MUST INSTALL OR PROVIDE PROOF BY DOCUMENTATION.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MISSING THERMOMETER IN REAR WALK IN COOLER MUST PROVIDE HERE AND WHERE NEEDED THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MISSING THERMOMETER IN REAR WALK IN COOLER MUST PROVIDE HERE AND WHERE NEEDED THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST REMOVE ACCUMULATED CLUTTER OUTSIDE REAR DOOR.

When was Pauline's Restaurant last inspected?

Pauline's Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2010.

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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 February 24, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.