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The Boarding House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2017
- address720 N Wells St, Chicago 60654
Is The Boarding House clean?
The Boarding House is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 18, 2017. 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 The Boarding House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING AT PASTRY STATION WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING AT PASTRY STATION WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TON PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • COOKS WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • COOKS WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
When was The Boarding House last inspected?
The Boarding House has 12 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| December 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2017 | — | |
| September 29, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2016 | — | |
| August 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2012 | Pass |
The Boarding House vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 December 18, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.