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Pickles Playroom
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 2, 2018
- address2315 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Pickles Playroom clean?
Pickles Playroom is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 2, 2018. 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 Pickles Playroom?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 2, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER INSIDE THE MOP SINK CLOSET. MUST ORGANIZE AND DISCARD ANY UNUSED ITEMS /ARTICLES NOT BEING USE TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.
When was Pickles Playroom last inspected?
Pickles Playroom has 10 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 2, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 23, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 17, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2011 | Pass |
Pickles Playroom vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, 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 2, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.