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Pelago
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 8, 2021
- address201 E Delaware Pl, Chicago 60611
Is Pelago clean?
Pelago is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 8, 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 Pelago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 8, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED INCOMPLETE VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT. MUST PROVIDE SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. MUST COMPLETE KIT WITH REQUIRED ITEMS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED IMPROPER DATES ON PREPPED TCS FOODS INSIDE COOLERS. ALL READY TO EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD PREPARED AND HELD IFOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED BY, SOLD OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.
When was Pelago last inspected?
Pelago has 15 inspections on record going back to July 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| March 8, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 20, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2019 | — | |
| September 25, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2012 | Pass |
Pelago vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 8, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.