Swagger

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 29, 2016
• address5048-5050 S Prairie, Chicago 60615

Is Swagger clean?

Swagger is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Swagger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. MUST REPAIR SO THAT DISH MACHINE PROPERLY SANITIZES MULTI USE ITEMS DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA PER THE CITY OF CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD IN THE KITCHEN BETWEEN THE DRAIN BOARD FOR CLEAN DISHES AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REMOVE UNUSED SODA LINES AT WAIT STATIONS AND IN BAR AREAS. • MUST SEAL RAW WOOD AT THE DIVIDER BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD IN THE KITCHEN BETWEEN THE DRAIN BOARD FOR CLEAN DISHES AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REMOVE UNUSED SODA LINES AT WAIT STATIONS AND IN BAR AREAS. • MUST SEAL RAW WOOD AT THE DIVIDER BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS AND SINKS IN WASHROOMS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN SINKS AND CABINETS AND STORAGE SHELVES IN BAR AREAS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR WORN COVING IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN BAR AREAS, THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, IN DINING AREAS AND IN WASHROOMS. MUST REMOVE ALL BROKEN GLASS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE BASEMENT. MUST SEAL HOLE IN THE FLOOR IN THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA AND OPENINGS IN THE BASEMENT FLOOR AND ALONG WALLS. MUST REPAIR BROKEN TILES IN THE BASEMENT AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. ALL FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR WORN COVING IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN BAR AREAS, THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, IN DINING AREAS AND IN WASHROOMS. MUST REMOVE ALL BROKEN GLASS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE BASEMENT. MUST SEAL HOLE IN THE FLOOR IN THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA AND OPENINGS IN THE BASEMENT FLOOR AND ALONG WALLS. MUST REPAIR BROKEN TILES IN THE BASEMENT AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. ALL FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR BROKEN TILES AROUND THE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR THE WATER DAMAGED CEILING AND UPPER WALLS IN THE 2ND FLOOR WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER COVER FOR THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN THE ELEVATED VIP AREA AND WHERE NEEDED. MUST REPAIR OPENINGS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA CEILINGS AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR BROKEN TILES AROUND THE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR THE WATER DAMAGED CEILING AND UPPER WALLS IN THE 2ND FLOOR WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER COVER FOR THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN THE ELEVATED VIP AREA AND WHERE NEEDED. MUST REPAIR OPENINGS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA CEILINGS AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE 3 WORKING STOPPERS AT EACH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. WASTE LINE AT THE 1ST FLOOR BAR ICE BIN MUST PROPERLY DRAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER, DIRT, UNUSED EQUIPMENT,A BROKEN WATERFALL,AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS ALONG THE EXTERIOR NORTH AND REAR OF THE BUILDING AND ON THE OUTSIDE PATIO. MUST MINIMIZE ITEMS AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN AREAS.

When was Swagger last inspected?

Swagger has 3 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2016.

Swagger vs Grand Boulevard

Grand Boulevard runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 52 mid, 34 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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• ✕ Skidoe's Cafe And Grill
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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 January 29, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.