Sip N Dip

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 25, 2024
• address520 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Sip N Dip clean?

Sip N Dip is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 25, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sip N Dip?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER/ WALK-IN FREEZER EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY LOCATED AT FRONT ENTRANCES OF EACH DOOR NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE UNIT WAS OBSERVED AT PROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURE UNDER 41F INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CEILINGS TILE PANELS IN THE REAR MENS AND WOMENS STAFF RESTROOMS BATHROOMS WITH WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES, ALSO NOTED CEILING TILE IN DISH NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY INSTALLED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL, REPAIR, OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA. NOTED 4" HOLE IN WALL IN REAR PREP AREA AND WALL IS UNFINISHED. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • NOTED FLOOR TILES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP MISSING GROUT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Sip N Dip last inspected?

Sip N Dip has 1 inspection on record going back to October 25, 2024.

Sip N Dip 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 28% 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 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.