Cooked?
Porkchop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 23, 2017
- address600 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611
Is Porkchop clean?
Porkchop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 23, 2017. 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 Porkchop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND SLIGHT GRIME BUILD-UP AT THE INNER PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND PUDDLES OF WATER UNDER AND AROUND THE ICE MACHINE IN REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND PUDDLES OF WATER UNDER AND AROUND THE ICE MACHINE IN REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND LEAKING PIPE BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR AREA CAUSING LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOUND 3 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL EXISTING AND NEW EMPLOYEES WITH THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES AT ALL TIMES. NEW HIRES MUST OBTAIN THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE DATE.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOUND 3 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL EXISTING AND NEW EMPLOYEES WITH THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES AT ALL TIMES. NEW HIRES MUST OBTAIN THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE DATE.
When was Porkchop last inspected?
Porkchop has 5 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| June 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 22, 2015 | Pass |
Porkchop vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North 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 June 23, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.