Pork Chop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2018
• address941-943 W Randolph St, Chicago 60607

Is Pork Chop clean?

Pork Chop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pork Chop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREA ABOVE PREP COOLERS.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR, SPICES) IN PREP AREA, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR, SPICES) IN PREP AREA, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER, AND REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP TABLE IN PREP AREA. DEFROST ALL DEEP FREEZERS ON-SITE, AND THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT WHITE FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. ALSO, REPAIR BROKEN LOWER DOOR FRAME OF WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER, AND REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP TABLE IN PREP AREA. DEFROST ALL DEEP FREEZERS ON-SITE, AND THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT WHITE FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. ALSO, REPAIR BROKEN LOWER DOOR FRAME OF WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. CLEAN EXTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF HOT HOLDING UNITS, FRYER , SMOKER, AND GRILL. CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES AND STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREA. CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL CONTACT SURFACES IN PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND/OR DIRT FROM FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT, IN WALK IN COOLER AND LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT, IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET, AND IN THE DJ BOOTH ADJACENT TO THE BAR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND/OR DIRT FROM FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT, IN WALK IN COOLER AND LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT, IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET, AND IN THE DJ BOOTH ADJACENT TO THE BAR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALL DAMAGE IN LIQUOR ROOM IN BASEMENT. SEAL OR REPAIR HOLES IN CEILING AND REMOVE UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE FROM CEILING IN SAID ROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALL DAMAGE IN LIQUOR ROOM IN BASEMENT. SEAL OR REPAIR HOLES IN CEILING AND REMOVE UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE FROM CEILING IN SAID ROOM.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST REPAIR OR INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR OF GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES; STAIRCASE OFF PREP AREAS LEADING UPSTAIRS; REAR HALLWAY AND NEARBY STORAGE CLOSET, AND IN LIQUOR ROOM. ALSO REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND ROOMS IN THE BASEMENT, ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING FOOD.

When was Pork Chop last inspected?

Pork Chop has 4 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2017.

Pork Chop vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 March 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.