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The Original Sally's Pancake House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2016
- address5454 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60656
Is The Original Sally's Pancake House clean?
The Original Sally's Pancake House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 18, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Original Sally's Pancake House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.----------MUST CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL STORAGE RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE PREP COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA. --------INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINER ON PREP SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.----------MUST CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL STORAGE RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE PREP COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA. --------INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINER ON PREP SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PREP AND PREP SHELVES WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO RE GROUT FLOOR TILES WITH DEEP SEAMS IN REAR PREP COOKING AREA AND IN DISH WASHING AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO RE GROUT FLOOR TILES WITH DEEP SEAMS IN REAR PREP COOKING AREA AND IN DISH WASHING AREA.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT AND IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST REORGANIZE.
When was The Original Sally's Pancake House last inspected?
The Original Sally's Pancake House has 15 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 14, 2015 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 13, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 12, 2012 | Pass |
The Original Sally's Pancake House vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 February 18, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.