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The Parrot Cage
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 30, 2018
- address7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago 60649
Is The Parrot Cage clean?
The Parrot Cage is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 30, 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 Parrot Cage?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 30, 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 • 2-102.14(N) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 THE FLOORS IN THE KITCHEN NEED CLEANING UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND SOME KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND SINKS, CLEAN FLOORS WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED UNDER SINKS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS IN THE FOOD STORAGE AREA IN THE BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 OBSERVED ONE SET OF LIGHTS NEAR THE EXPOSED HANDSINK WITHOUT A SHIELD; MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD FOR THIS SET OF LIGHTS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 OBSERVED ONE SET OF LIGHTS NEAR THE EXPOSED HANDSINK WITHOUT A SHIELD; MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD FOR THIS SET OF LIGHTS.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was The Parrot Cage last inspected?
The Parrot Cage has 16 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| September 18, 2019 | — | |
| August 30, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 23, 2018 | — | |
| June 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2017 | — | |
| June 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2016 | — | |
| July 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 2, 2013 | Pass |
The Parrot Cage vs South Shore
South Shore runs 35% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 96 clean, 21 mid, 158 cooked.
Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, 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 August 30, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.