The Drum & Monkey

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 21, 2019
• address1435 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is The Drum & Monkey clean?

The Drum & Monkey is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 21, 2019. 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 The Drum & Monkey?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES FOR FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS, (CHILLI, CHEESE BALLS, TOMATO SOUP, CORN BEANS, ETC ON SITE LABELED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD OR USE BY DATE LABELS (NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS) ON ALL READY TO EAT, TCS REFRIGERATED FOODS ,THAT ARE PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISLOCURE OR REMINDER STATEMENT INCLUDING ASTERICKING IN MENU PROVIDED FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED GORDONS SOUR CREAM CONTAINERS USED IN ALL REFRIGERATORS IN FACILITY TO HOLD VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS PREPARED ON SITE (CHILLI, SOUP, PICO) INSRUCTED TO NOT REUSE THESE SINGLE CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED GORDONS SOUR CREAM CONTAINERS USED IN ALL REFRIGERATORS IN FACILITY TO HOLD VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS PREPARED ON SITE (CHILLI, SOUP, PICO) INSRUCTED TO NOT REUSE THESE SINGLE CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION IN BASEMENT FOR BEER BOXES AND FOOD ITEMS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CRATES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN REAR BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTRED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT, CARDBOARD BOXES WITH UNNECCESARY ITEMS, CRATES,TOOLS ETC AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATES POSTED ON SITE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.

When was The Drum & Monkey last inspected?

The Drum & Monkey has 18 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Drum & Monkey vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 May 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.