Cooked?
Pokiology
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 8, 2021
- address1220 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Pokiology clean?
Pokiology is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 8, 2021. 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 Pokiology?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION ON SITE. MUST POST VALID PROOF OF CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (RICE, RAW FISH, ETC.) ARE BEING PREPPED. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offProper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN PREP AREA. IN RICE COOKER FOUND BROWN RICE @ 120.4F; WHITE RICE @ 85.1F AND SOUP @ 108.1 IN HOT HOLDING. MUST KEEP ALL TCS FOODS AT 135F OR HIGHER AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATIO 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WORN BY EMPLOYEES IN PREP AREA. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WORN BY EMPLOYEES IN PREP AREA. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
When was Pokiology last inspected?
Pokiology has 5 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| November 8, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 24, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 15, 2021 | — |
Pokiology vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 8, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.