Stanley's Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 14, 2017
• address1970 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Stanley's Restaurant clean?

Stanley's Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 14, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Stanley's Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 14, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS INSIDE 2-DOOR STACKABLE CONTINENTAL COOLER IN MAIN PREP AREA, AND IN WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. DEFROST 1-DOOR WHITE UPRIGHT FREEZER IN BASEMENT. REPAIR BROKEN LOWER DOOR FRAME AT BASEMENT ENTRANCE. REPAIR TORN SEAT COVERS IN MAIN BAR SEATING AREA. ADJUST FRONT DOOR THRESHOLD. DISCONTINUE USING EMPTY BUCKETS FOR STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREAS AND IN WALK IN COOLER. STAIN OR PAINT RAW WOOD STORAGE RACKS IN LIQUOR CLOSET IN BASEMENT. ALSO, REAR DETACHED PANELING IN OFFICE OFF MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS INSIDE 2-DOOR STACKABLE CONTINENTAL COOLER IN MAIN PREP AREA, AND IN WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. DEFROST 1-DOOR WHITE UPRIGHT FREEZER IN BASEMENT. REPAIR BROKEN LOWER DOOR FRAME AT BASEMENT ENTRANCE. REPAIR TORN SEAT COVERS IN MAIN BAR SEATING AREA. ADJUST FRONT DOOR THRESHOLD. DISCONTINUE USING EMPTY BUCKETS FOR STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREAS AND IN WALK IN COOLER. STAIN OR PAINT RAW WOOD STORAGE RACKS IN LIQUOR CLOSET IN BASEMENT. ALSO, REAR DETACHED PANELING IN OFFICE OFF MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM MOUNTED CAN OPENER IN MAIN PREP AREA, AND CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM SLICER IN BASEMENT PREP. ALSO, CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES AND HOSES INSIDE ICE MACHINES ON BOTH MAIN AND BASEMENT LEVELS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN MAIN AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS UNDER DISH MACHINES, IN DRY STORAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT, IN OFFICE, AND BEHIND BOTH BARS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN MAIN AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS UNDER DISH MACHINES, IN DRY STORAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT, IN OFFICE, AND BEHIND BOTH BARS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED OR MISSING CEILING TILES IN MAIN PREP AREA ABOVE ICE CREAM FREEZER, ABOVE DISH MACHINE, AND IN BASEMENT OFFICE. REPAIR/REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, OFFICE, AND TOILET ROOM. REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN MAIN FLOOR TOILET ROOM (LINCOLN ST. SIDE). CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE FROM WALL IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM. SEAL HOLE IN WALL NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM WALL VENT IN MAIN BAR AREA, AND FROM THE FAN GUARD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED OR MISSING CEILING TILES IN MAIN PREP AREA ABOVE ICE CREAM FREEZER, ABOVE DISH MACHINE, AND IN BASEMENT OFFICE. REPAIR/REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, OFFICE, AND TOILET ROOM. REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN MAIN FLOOR TOILET ROOM (LINCOLN ST. SIDE). CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE FROM WALL IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM. SEAL HOLE IN WALL NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM WALL VENT IN MAIN BAR AREA, AND FROM THE FAN GUARD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACEBURNED OUT LIGHTS IN MAIN AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. ALSO, DETAIL CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT MAIN AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE AND ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM OFFICE IN BASEMENT. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Stanley's Restaurant last inspected?

Stanley's Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Stanley's Restaurant vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 September 14, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.