Pk's Pantry is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 30, 2013. 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 Pk's Pantry?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN RUBBER GASKET AT DOOR OF WALK IN COOLER (FRONT DISPLAY AREA DOOR).
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN RUBBER GASKET AT DOOR OF WALK IN COOLER (FRONT DISPLAY AREA DOOR).
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN SHELVES AT THE DISPLAY COOLERS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS AND DEFROST ALL ICE CREAM BAR FREEZERS WITH HEAVY ICE BUILT UP AT THE DISPLAY AREA.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS THROUGH OUT NEED CLEANING ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH PALETTES AT THE FRONT SELLING AREA, UNDERNEATH 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS THROUGH OUT NEED CLEANING ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH PALETTES AT THE FRONT SELLING AREA, UNDERNEATH 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ALONG PIPPING ON WALLS AND CEILING AT THE REAR FOOD STORAGE. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING SPLASHED WITH FOOD.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ALONG PIPPING ON WALLS AND CEILING AT THE REAR FOOD STORAGE. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING SPLASHED WITH FOOD.
🏷️food improperly labeled
Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE TOILET DOORS. TOILET DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING.
When was Pk's Pantry last inspected?
Pk's Pantry has 4 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2011.
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 September 30, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.