Princi Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2021
• address361 W Chestnut St, Chicago 60610

Is Princi Kitchen clean?

Princi Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 19, 2021. 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 Princi Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED INTERIOR WHITE PANEL IN ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BAKERY/PASTRY KITCHEN NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET ON TRUE REACH-IN COOLER (BAKERY/PASTRY) INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED GREEN CUTTING BOARDS HANGING IN DISH AREA IN NEED OF REPLACING, DARK STAINS AND GROOVES PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THE ECOLAB DATA PLATE ON THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT EASILY READABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THE ECOLAB DATA PLATE ON THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT EASILY READABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK IN DISH WASHING ARE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN KITCHEN HOODS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN KITCHEN HOODS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Princi Kitchen last inspected?

Princi Kitchen has 6 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2018.

Princi Kitchen 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 July 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.