Pier 31

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2013 →
• address3100 S Lakeshore Dr, Chicago 60616

Is Pier 31 clean?

Pier 31 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Pier 31?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained

When was Pier 31 last inspected?

Pier 31 has 3 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2013.

Pier 31 vs Douglas

Douglas runs 75% clean across 52 tracked restaurants — 39 clean, 9 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 52 spots Cooked tracks in Douglas, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Douglas

• ✕ Pier 31
  cooked · July 2, 2013
• ✓! New York Dollar & Food
  cooked · December 29, 2015
• ✓ Indiana Grocers
  cooked · August 16, 2012
• ✓ Mississippi Ricks
  cooked · March 18, 2014
• ✓ Mcdonalds
  clean · August 7, 2019
• ✓ Good Times Sports Bar
  clean · June 10, 2014

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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 2, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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