Prairie Avenue Gallery

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 8, 2011
• address1900 S Prairie Ave, Chicago 60616
• cuisineCatered Events

Is Prairie Avenue Gallery clean?

Prairie Avenue Gallery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 8, 2011. 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 Prairie Avenue Gallery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 8, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • FOUND NO REFRIGERATION AT PREMISES(WITH THERMOMETER). CRITICAL VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG AT PREMISES. NO CITATION ISSUED. SERIOUS VIOLATION.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • FOUND NO DUMPSTER OUTSIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • FOUND NO DUMPSTER OUTSIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES/PROOF ON ENROLLMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DOOR AT RESTROOMS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND NO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ATTACHED GREASE TRAP/DRAINBOARD. FOUND NO MOP SINK WITH VACUUM BREAKER. FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK.

When was Prairie Avenue Gallery last inspected?

Prairie Avenue Gallery has 1 inspection on record going back to December 8, 2011.

Prairie Avenue Gallery vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 December 8, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.