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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 10, 2019, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on July 13, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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 followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

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.

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Kenwood runs 76% clean across 41 tracked restaurants — 31 clean, 10 mid, 0 cooked.

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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 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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