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The Hidden Cove
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 8, 2019
- address5338 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625
Is The Hidden Cove clean?
The Hidden Cove is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 8, 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 Hidden Cove?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. - -
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MISSING ICE BIN COVER FOR ICE BIN BEHIND BAR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF BAR COOLERS,BAR GUNS AND HOUSINGS ATTACHED,SHELVINGS BEHIND THE BAR AREAS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOOSE COLD HANDLE AT HAND SINK INSIDE THE WOMENS WASHROOM AND TO MAINTAIN. • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED FOR ICE MAKER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN APPROVED BACK FLOW PREVENTER AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED MENS WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND TO MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED MENS WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NEWLY INSTALLED WALLS BEHIND THE TOILETS IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM MUST BE FINISHED WITH PAINT AND FINISH MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND TO MAINTAIN. • DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE ICE MACHINE LOCATION AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ELEVATE STORED ITEMS AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING.
When was The Hidden Cove last inspected?
The Hidden Cove has 4 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2014 | Fail |
The Hidden Cove vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 February 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.