Shake Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2014
• 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 October 21, 2014. 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 October 21, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED THE SOUTH EXTERIOR DOORS WITH A 1/4 INCH OPENING AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE RODENT PROOFED EXTERIOR DOORS. NO CITATION ISSUED. SERIOUS VIOLATION.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALLS OF DRY STORAGE IN THE BACK ALONG THE EAST WALL. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN ALL HOLES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALLS OF DRY STORAGE IN THE BACK ALONG THE EAST WALL. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN ALL HOLES.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED A BLOWN LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCET FOR THE TOP LOADING FROZEN ICE CREAM MACHINE IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FAUCET WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.

When was Shake Shack last inspected?

Shake Shack has 1 inspection on record going back to October 21, 2014.

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.

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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 21, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.