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The Artisan Cellars
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 10, 2020
- address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654
Is The Artisan Cellars clean?
The Artisan Cellars is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 10, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Artisan Cellars?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A TORN GASKET ON TALL, 2 DOOR STANDING PREP COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA NEAR STOVE WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES.
When was The Artisan Cellars last inspected?
The Artisan Cellars has 11 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| January 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 11, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2010 | Pass |
The Artisan Cellars 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 January 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.