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Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 12, 2018
- address20 E Chestnut St, Chicago 60611
Is Sofitel Chicago Water Tower clean?
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 12, 2018. 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 Sofitel Chicago Water Tower?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalSanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • OBSERVED LOW TEMPERTAURE DISH MACHINE IN THE MAIN BAR AREA WITH A SANITATING LEVEL OF 0 PPM AND NO SANITARIZER BEING USED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN THE EQUIPEMENT, PROVIDE SANITIZER AND REGULARILY CHECK GAUGES. DISH MACHINE WAS TAGGED DUE TO THE DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING PROPERLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR VALID CERTIFCATE POSTED WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-012(A)
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED POTS AND PAN NOT INVERTED.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INVERT POTS AND PANS AFTER SANITIZING SO AS TO AIR DRY.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED POTS AND PAN NOT INVERTED.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INVERT POTS AND PANS AFTER SANITIZING SO AS TO AIR DRY.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. MANAGER VOLUNTEERED TO REMOVE EXISTING ICE & CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP INTERIOR CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF FRYER WITH GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS FOR THE ICE BIN IN THE DINING AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE DISPENSING UTENSIL HANDLE OUT OF THE ICE BIN.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS FOR THE ICE BIN IN THE DINING AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE DISPENSING UTENSIL HANDLE OUT OF THE ICE BIN.
When was Sofitel Chicago Water Tower last inspected?
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower has 14 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 12, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 3, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 26, 2011 | Fail |
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North 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 June 12, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.