Real Good Stuff

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 5, 2022
• address2275 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Real Good Stuff clean?

Real Good Stuff is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 5, 2022. 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 Good Stuff?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 5, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS IS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN AND FRONT PREP AREA WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS, MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE WAS PROVIDED AT THE ICE MACHINE AND UNIT FOR THE YOGURT(TOP LOADER) WATER LINE AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED, OR TO KNOW LOCATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE BRICK WALL IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA IS IN POOR REPAIR. NOT COMPLETELY SEALED, UNEVEN SURFACE AND CRUMBLE TO THE TOUCH. NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR WALLS TO AN EASILY CLEANABLE AND SMOOTH SURFACE. COMPRESSED WOOD ON THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND UNDER THE FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE IS NOT SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

When was Real Good Stuff last inspected?

Real Good Stuff has 4 inspections on record going back to February 17, 2021.

Real Good Stuff vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 5, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.