The Exchange

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 26, 2010
• address1270 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineLiquor

Is The Exchange clean?

The Exchange is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 26, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Exchange?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 26, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NO LID/COVER ON THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER TO PROTECT THE ICE FROM ANY DUST, PARTICLES, CONTAMINANTS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NO LID/COVER ON THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER TO PROTECT THE ICE FROM ANY DUST, PARTICLES, CONTAMINANTS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPAIR FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT ,MAKE IT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT, DISCARD UNNECESSARY ITEMS NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT /INSECTS HARBORAGE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPAIR FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT ,MAKE IT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT, DISCARD UNNECESSARY ITEMS NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT /INSECTS HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NEED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL THE CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. PEELING PAINT BY THE WASHBOWL SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NEED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL THE CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. PEELING PAINT BY THE WASHBOWL SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. NO LIGHT SHIELDING ON THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT WITH LIMES AND LEMONS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AND END CAPS.

When was The Exchange last inspected?

The Exchange has 5 inspections on record going back to November 24, 2010.

The Exchange vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 November 26, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.