Polaris Club (T1-C18)

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 14, 2019
• address11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60666

Is Polaris Club (T1-C18) clean?

Polaris Club (T1-C18) is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 14, 2019. 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 Polaris Club (T1-C18)?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING DISPLAY AND SERVICE AT THE COLD HOLDING UNIT ON THE BUFFET TABLE. FOLLOWING TCS FOODS INTERNAL TEMPERATURE: SHAWARMA WRAP AT 49.6F, ROASTED ASPARAGUS ORSO AT 53.1F, PORTOBELLO SANDWICH AT 56.7F, CUCUMBER COUSCOUS AT 46.2F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, TCS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 135.0F. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID FOODS. TOTAL VALUE $100.00,TOTAL WEIGHT $ 10.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY OR DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER POSTED AND ON MENUS FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • FOUND COLD HOLDING UNIT AT THE BUFFET TABLE NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. THE SAID UNIT WITH TCS FOODS WAS TURNED OFF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 41.0F. (COS - MANAGER TURNED ON THE UNIT - AIR TEMPERATURE NOW AT 37.2F). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE IN COLD HOLDING UNIT ON BUFFET TABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND COFFEE MACHINE (SIDE SNACK AREA). INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE 2 DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER IN PREP AREA.

When was Polaris Club (T1-C18) last inspected?

Polaris Club (T1-C18) has 6 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2017.

Polaris Club (T1-C18) vs Ohare

Ohare runs 52% clean across 434 tracked restaurants — 225 clean, 52 mid, 156 cooked.

Against the 434 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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  clean · December 12, 2017
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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 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.