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South Water Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 12, 2013
- address225 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 60601
Is South Water Kitchen clean?
South Water Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at South Water Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE AN ICE BIN COVER FOR THE ICE BOX LOCATED AT THE BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY SHELVING RACKS IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM SHELVING UNIT IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE ALL WORN CUTTING BOARDS AT THE BAR AREA AND THE MAIN KITCHEN LINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR. FOUND CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK GROOVES.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE AN ICE BIN COVER FOR THE ICE BOX LOCATED AT THE BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY SHELVING RACKS IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM SHELVING UNIT IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE ALL WORN CUTTING BOARDS AT THE BAR AREA AND THE MAIN KITCHEN LINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR. FOUND CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK GROOVES.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE LARGE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. FOUND SLIGHT GRAYISH BUILD-UP.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REGROUT FLOOR AT THE MAIN SERVICE KITCHEN LINE IN BETWEEN THE FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT IN THE MEN'S EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR IN THE BEER KEG COOLER IN THE BASEMENT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REGROUT FLOOR AT THE MAIN SERVICE KITCHEN LINE IN BETWEEN THE FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT IN THE MEN'S EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR IN THE BEER KEG COOLER IN THE BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR AND SEAL LARGE OPEN HOLE IN THE WALL AROUND THE ENTIRE PLUMBING FIXTURE AT THE MOP SINK CLOSET. MUST REPLACE MISSING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE BEER KEG COOLER ROOM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR AND SEAL LARGE OPEN HOLE IN THE WALL AROUND THE ENTIRE PLUMBING FIXTURE AT THE MOP SINK CLOSET. MUST REPLACE MISSING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE BEER KEG COOLER ROOM.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST TIGHTEN FAUCET BASE AT THE 3COMP SINK IN THE DISH ROOM AREA 1ST FLOOR. MUST REPAIR BROKEN COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE MOP SINK. MUST ADJUST TEMPERATURE VALVE AT THE LADIES AND MEN'S RESTROOMS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER AT THE 1DR REFRIGERATOR IN THE BAR AREA.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER AT THE 1DR REFRIGERATOR IN THE BAR AREA.
When was South Water Kitchen last inspected?
South Water Kitchen has 1 inspection on record going back to December 12, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2013 | Pass |
South Water Kitchen vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 December 12, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.