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The Old Plank
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2020
- address2700 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
Is The Old Plank clean?
The Old Plank is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 4, 2020. 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 Old Plank?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 MUST PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.14 OBSERVED EXPOSED SEWAGE PIPES ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT THAT LEADS TO THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. PIPES MUST BE FULLY ENCASED, WITH NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIALS IN ALL FOOD STORAGE AND FOOD PREP AREAS IN BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.14 OBSERVED EXPOSED SEWAGE PIPES ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT THAT LEADS TO THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. PIPES MUST BE FULLY ENCASED, WITH NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIALS IN ALL FOOD STORAGE AND FOOD PREP AREAS IN BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-203.13 MUST PROVIDE A SEPARATE SERVICE SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER BEHIND THE SMALL SIDE BAR THAT IS NEXT TO THE OUTDOOR PATIO.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.16 MUST PROVIDE A CLEANABLE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA THAT LEADS FROM THE STAIRCASE BETWEEN THE SIDE BAR AND MAIN BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR. THE CEILING MUST COVER THE AREA ABOVE THE PREP COOLER AND ICE MACHINES AND THE AREA ABOVE THE PREP TABLE AND STORAGE SHELF.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.
When was The Old Plank last inspected?
The Old Plank has 7 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| December 4, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 9, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 8, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 11, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 26, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Old Plank vs Avondale
Avondale runs 41% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 57 mid, 340 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, 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 4, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.