Prasino is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 9, 2014. 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 Prasino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, MIXERS.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN BAR. REMOVE BROKEN GLASS ALONG DISH MACHINE IN BAR.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN BAR. REMOVE BROKEN GLASS ALONG DISH MACHINE IN BAR.
🪳pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPLACE DRAINPIPE UNDER HAND SINK IN BAR AREA.
⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
🧻grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELEVATE ALL STOCK SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS FOR PROPER CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL.
⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
When was Prasino last inspected?
Prasino has 7 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2011.
date
result
score
January 14, 2015
closed by the city
April 9, 2014
Pass
April 1, 2014
Fail
September 30, 2013
Pass w/ Conditions
March 19, 2012
Pass w/ Conditions
March 6, 2012
Fail
July 19, 2011
Pass
Prasino vs West Town
West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 April 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.