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The Original Pancake House
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2026
- address1350-1358 E 47Th St, Chicago 60653
Is The Original Pancake House clean?
The Original Pancake House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Original Pancake House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED MISSING HADWASH SIGNAGE AT DISHWASH PREP AREA HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
When was The Original Pancake House last inspected?
The Original Pancake House has 11 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 26, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 14, 2019 | — |
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 30% 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 March 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.