Smooth And Social

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 14, 2021
• address1517-1521 W Warren Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Smooth And Social clean?

Smooth And Social is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 14, 2021. 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 Smooth And Social?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH COLD WATER HANDLE NOT OPERABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND ENSURE SINK HAS HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12 NOTED THAT ALL SINKS IN WHICH FOOD, UTENSILS, AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONNECTED TO ALSO HAVE A CATCH-BASIN OR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED GREASE INTERCEPTOR. OBSERVED TWO ON SITE 3-COMPARTMENT WAREWASHING SINKS WITHOUT APPROVED GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12 NOTED THAT ALL SINKS IN WHICH FOOD, UTENSILS, AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONNECTED TO ALSO HAVE A CATCH-BASIN OR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED GREASE INTERCEPTOR. OBSERVED TWO ON SITE 3-COMPARTMENT WAREWASHING SINKS WITHOUT APPROVED GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHTBULB IN VENT HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHTBULB IN VENT HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PERSONS WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Smooth And Social last inspected?

Smooth And Social has 5 inspections on record going back to April 7, 2021.

Smooth And Social vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 April 14, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.