• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 26, 2018 →
• address2700 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

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Is The Old Plank clean?

The Old Plank is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 26, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Old Plank?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on July 26, 2018. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was The Old Plank last inspected?

The Old Plank has 2 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2018.

The Old Plank vs Avondale

Avondale runs 82% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 280 clean, 57 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 26, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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