Shake Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 19, 2024
• address66 E Ohio St, Chicago 60611

Is Shake Shack clean?

Shake Shack is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 19, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Shake Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED IN REAR DRY STORAGE BACKFLOW DEVICE IS LEAKING ONTO FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM LEFT SIDE HAND WASH BOWL FAUCET LOOSE, AND SPINNING AROUND, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. " • OBSERVED FLOOR TILE THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR MISSING GROUT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE FRONT DEEP FRY/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED DIM LIGHTING IN WALK-IN FREEZER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING INTENSITY TO ENSURE VISIBILITY INSIDE UNIT. MUST MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED DIM LIGHTING IN WALK-IN FREEZER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING INTENSITY TO ENSURE VISIBILITY INSIDE UNIT. MUST MAINTAIN

When was Shake Shack last inspected?

Shake Shack has 15 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Shake Shack vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓! Shake Shack
  mid · October 21, 2014
• ✓ 7- Eleven
  cooked · July 8, 2014
• ✓ 7- Eleven
  clean · July 8, 2014
• ✓ Walgreens
  clean · August 2, 2024
• ✓ Auntie Annie's Pretzels And Jamba Juice
  cooked · May 4, 2016
• ✓ Completely Nuts
  clean · May 28, 2014

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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 September 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.