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Plzen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2017
- address1519 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is Plzen clean?
Plzen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 13, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Plzen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS MUST BE REPLACED. WORN AND DISCOLORED. CORRECT AND MAINTAINFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS MUST BE REPLACED. WORN AND DISCOLORED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ANY UNUSED EQUIPMENT MUST BE REMOVED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
When was Plzen last inspected?
Plzen has 12 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| January 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 7, 2015 | — | |
| June 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2014 | — | |
| April 16, 2014 | — | |
| August 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2013 | — | |
| August 30, 2012 | Pass |
Plzen vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 January 13, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.