Prestige Liquors is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 10, 2011. 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 Prestige Liquors?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 10, 2011, 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 • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS, DISPLAY RACKS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ETC (DUST BUILDUP)
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, IN SALES, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES NEAR FRONT DOOR.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, IN SALES, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES NEAR FRONT DOOR.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS AND PAINT WALLS AS NEEDED BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS AND PAINT WALLS AS NEEDED BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
🌡️thermometers missing
Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN BEER COOLER.
🪳pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM. PROPERLY CONNECT CONDENSATION WASTE LINE FROM REACH-IN COOLER TO FLOOR DRAIN.
🧻grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND ORGANIZE STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. REMOVE ITEMS, FAN ETC FROM UTILITY SINK.
When was Prestige Liquors last inspected?
Prestige Liquors has 3 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2011.
date
result
score
September 17, 2013
closed by the city
August 10, 2011
Pass
August 3, 2011
Fail
Prestige Liquors vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 28% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 145 clean, 34 mid, 332 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, 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 August 10, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.