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Surf's Up
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2025
- address2236 E 71St St, Chicago 60649
Is Surf's Up clean?
Surf's Up is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Surf's Up?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN LOCATED AT THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE BUCKETS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. OBSERVED MINOR RUST ON THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER, ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. OBSERVED AN UNUSED PREP COOLER AND REFRIGERATOR ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT OR KEEP UNUSED EQUIPMENT CLEAN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET REQUIREMENT.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET REQUIREMENT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
When was Surf's Up last inspected?
Surf's Up has 2 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2025 | — |
Surf's Up vs South Shore
South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 November 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.