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The Original Pancake House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2018
- address1358 E 47Th St, Chicago 60653
Is The Original Pancake House clean?
The Original Pancake House is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 13, 2018. 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 Original Pancake House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2018, 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 EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(A)(A) NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER * STATEMENT FOR THE FOOD PRODUCTS OFFERED. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON SODA MACHINE NOT MAINTAINED AND CHECKED ANNUALLY WITH TAG IN PLACE. MUST OBTAIN AND INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR SODA MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOOR TILES IN DISREPAIR IN PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE ALL MISSING AND REPAIR DAMAGED TILES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.
When was The Original Pancake House last inspected?
The Original Pancake House has 16 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| July 13, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 13, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2013 | Pass |
The Original Pancake House vs Kenwood
Kenwood runs 70% clean across 71 tracked restaurants — 50 clean, 17 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 71 spots Cooked tracks in Kenwood, 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 July 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.