Planta

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 9, 2025
• address413 N Clark St, Chicago 60654

Is Planta clean?

Planta is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 9, 2025. 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 Planta?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID DOCUMENTATION ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (TOFU,EGG ETC.) IS BEING HANDLED AND PREPARED.INSTRUCTED THE PERSON-IN-CHARGE THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHEN (TCS FOODS)ARE PREPARED,HANDLED, AND/OR SERVED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF (TCS FOODS) HELD INSIDE OF THE 2-DRAWER COOLER NEXT TO ICE CREAM FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA.OBSERVED CRAB-RANGOON DIP WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48.0F-50F.MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 6#'S OF FOOD WORTH $100.00.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN ALL COLD (TCS FOODS) AT 41F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED GAP OPENING APPROX: 1/4" AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PRE-SET TABLEWARE UNCOVERED ON DINING ROOM TABLES.INSTRUCTED TO WRAP, COVER OR INVERT PRE-SET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE AND MAINTAIN.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PRE-SET TABLEWARE UNCOVERED ON DINING ROOM TABLES.INSTRUCTED TO WRAP, COVER OR INVERT PRE-SET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREAS.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR DRAINS WITH LITTER DEBRIS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS/DRAINS IN THE KITCHEN PREP/DISHWASHING AREAS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BLACKENED,MOLDY WALL CAULKING ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DISHMACHINE LOCATED IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (07/10/2024) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (07/10/2024) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),CITATION ISSUED.

When was Planta last inspected?

Planta has 4 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2022.

Planta vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Planta
  clean · September 8, 2022
• ✓ Edie's All Day Cafe & Bar
  cooked · October 31, 2023
• ✓ Edie's All Day Cafe & Bar
  clean · August 30, 2022
• ✓ Vintea
  clean · April 9, 2026
• ✓ The Roar On Rush
  cooked · July 7, 2022
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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 June 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.