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Real Comfort American Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 6, 2015
- address1045 W Madison St, Chicago 60607
Is Real Comfort American Kitchen clean?
Real Comfort American Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 6, 2015. 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 Real Comfort American Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2015, 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 • CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AT REAR.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE KITCHEN AREA AT REAR.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE KITCHEN AREA AT REAR.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR STORAGE AREA ORGANNIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT REAR IN BUCKET OF WATER AND SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NNOT IN USE.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT REAR IN BUCKET OF WATER AND SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NNOT IN USE.
When was Real Comfort American Kitchen last inspected?
Real Comfort American Kitchen has 7 inspections on record going back to September 19, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| October 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 21, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 26, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2013 | Fail |
Real Comfort American Kitchen vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West 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 October 6, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.