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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on February 23, 2017, 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 on February 18, 2016. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

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.

The Original Sally's Pancake House vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 83% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 118 clean, 24 mid, 1 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 February 18, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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