The Boarding House

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 4, 2012
• address720 N Wells St, Chicago 60654

Is The Boarding House clean?

The Boarding House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 4, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Boarding House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • COOLER DOOR GASKETS THAT ARE RIPPED MUST BE REPLACED. MISSING COOLER LEGS MUST BE PROVIDED (INSTEAD OF METAL PANS). SPLASHGUARDS AT HANDSINKS BESIDE THE 3-COMP SINKS IN DISHROOOM MUST BE INSTALLED.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • COOLER DOOR GASKETS THAT ARE RIPPED MUST BE REPLACED. MISSING COOLER LEGS MUST BE PROVIDED (INSTEAD OF METAL PANS). SPLASHGUARDS AT HANDSINKS BESIDE THE 3-COMP SINKS IN DISHROOOM MUST BE INSTALLED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ALL BRICK WALLS MUST BE ADEQUATELY SEALED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ALL BRICK WALLS MUST BE ADEQUATELY SEALED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • BATHROOM DOORS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOOR MUST HAVE SELF-CLOSING DEVICES.

When was The Boarding House last inspected?

The Boarding House has 1 inspection on record going back to December 4, 2012.

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 49% 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 4, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.