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Pockets
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 9, 2017
- address4301 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Pockets clean?
Pockets is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 9, 2017. 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 Pockets?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2059537 DATED ON 06/02/17 NOT CORRECTED-#29MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR AREA WHERE THE 3-COMP SINK IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID PREVIOUS SERIOUIS VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090. NON COMPLIANCE.criticalPrevious Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2059537 DATED ON 06/02/17 NOT CORRECTED-#29MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR AREA WHERE THE 3-COMP SINK IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID PREVIOUS SERIOUIS VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090. NON COMPLIANCE.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BAGS TO HOLD FOODS INSIDE COOLERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BAGS TO HOLD FOODS INSIDE COOLERS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOLER DOOR GASKETS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON VENTILATION ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON VENTILATION ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN.
When was Pockets last inspected?
Pockets has 11 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| June 9, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 2, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 31, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2010 | Pass |
Pockets vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 June 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.