Spring

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 18, 2010
• address2039 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
• cuisinePool

Is Spring clean?

Spring is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 18, 2010. 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 Spring?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. NON-C0MPLIANCE FROM SERIOUS VIOLATION OF 08-10-10 REPORT #284207,#29(31&32)FROM INSPECTION OF 07-23-09 REPORT #161237. (31)FOUND CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES THROUGH-OUT FACILITY NOT PROPERLY STORED,INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT (KEEP UPSIDE DOWN)OR OTHERWISE COVERED AT ALL TIMES. (32)MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD PROTECTION ON EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK AT THE BAR ON ICE BIN SIDE. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE CLEAN UTESILS IN KITCHEN INVERTED IMMEDIATELY,AND TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY COVER FOR ICE BIN UNTIL SPLASH PROTECTION IS PROVIDED ON HAND WASH SINK.CDIcritical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. NON-C0MPLIANCE FROM SERIOUS VIOLATION OF 08-10-10 REPORT #284207,#29(31&32)FROM INSPECTION OF 07-23-09 REPORT #161237. (31)FOUND CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES THROUGH-OUT FACILITY NOT PROPERLY STORED,INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT (KEEP UPSIDE DOWN)OR OTHERWISE COVERED AT ALL TIMES. (32)MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD PROTECTION ON EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK AT THE BAR ON ICE BIN SIDE. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE CLEAN UTESILS IN KITCHEN INVERTED IMMEDIATELY,AND TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY COVER FOR ICE BIN UNTIL SPLASH PROTECTION IS PROVIDED ON HAND WASH SINK.CDI
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE FIBER-GLASS UTENSILS IN KITCHEN THAT HAS CRACKED AND CHIPPED EDGES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE FIBER-GLASS UTENSILS IN KITCHEN THAT HAS CRACKED AND CHIPPED EDGES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • 1COMP.SINK AT COFFEE PREP AREA EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK IN THE BAR AND MOP WITH STAINS NEEDS CLEANING.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE OFFICE WITH DEBRIS NEEDS CLEANING.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE OFFICE WITH DEBRIS NEEDS CLEANING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN AND AT DRY STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST PROVIDE SEPARATE CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOPS AT THE BAR.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST PROVIDE SEPARATE CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOPS AT THE BAR.

When was Spring last inspected?

Spring has 3 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2010.

Spring vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• ✓ Calihan Catering
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• ✓ Playa Del Mar Inc
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• ✓ Las Palmas Restaurant
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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 August 18, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.