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Schoolyard Tavern & Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 17, 2019
- address3258 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Schoolyard Tavern & Grill clean?
Schoolyard Tavern & Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 17, 2019. 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 Schoolyard Tavern & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND THE POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD ( EGGS,CAESAR DRESSING ) MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND SUCH ITEMS IN WRITTEN FORM ON MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MISSING LIDS AT ICE BIN UNITS BEHIND BAR,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDEContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MISSING LIDS AT ICE BIN UNITS BEHIND BAR,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • WE OBSERVED CONDENSER UNIT AND PIPES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER DRIPPING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED PREMISES USING HIGH DISH MACHINE.HOWEVER NO TEMPERATURE TEST STRIPS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR,STRIPS/STICKERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUEDWarewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED PREMISES USING HIGH DISH MACHINE.HOWEVER NO TEMPERATURE TEST STRIPS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR,STRIPS/STICKERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BROKEN WALL AT SIDE OF ICE BIN IN BAR AREA. WE OBSERVED PILE OF(USED INSTEAD OF COVING/BASEBOARD WALL) CEMENT ON FLOOR BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.SURFACE IS POROUS,UNEVEN, NOT SMOOTH, NOT A CLEANABLE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. REMOVE,SMOOTH IT OR REPLACE SAID CEMENT AT MENTIONED AREA.
When was Schoolyard Tavern & Grill last inspected?
Schoolyard Tavern & Grill has 16 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 4, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 10, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2018 | — | |
| September 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2018 | — | |
| August 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2017 | — | |
| September 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2016 | — | |
| September 21, 2015 | Pass |
Schoolyard Tavern & Grill vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.