The Peasantry is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 15, 2016. 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 Peasantry?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER
⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT BOWLS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVING UNIT IN 1ST FL. HALLWAY
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT BOWLS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVING UNIT IN 1ST FL. HALLWAY
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TOPSIDE LID OF 1ST FL. PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR .MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN 3- DOOR 1ST FL. PREP COOLER.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS INBASEMENT WINE STORAGE AREA
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TOPSIDE LID OF 1ST FL. PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR .MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN 3- DOOR 1ST FL. PREP COOLER.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS INBASEMENT WINE STORAGE AREA
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM INTERIOR OF OVEN,FRYER CABINETS,GRILL TABLE,BASEMENT MIXER PREP TABLE,WALK IN COOLER FANGUARD COVERS AND SHELVING UNITS,LOWER CABINET IN 1ST FL. WAIT STATION AREA AND BASEMENT COOLER IN WAIT STATION AREA,VENT COVERS IN 3- DOOR REACH IN COOLER,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,COOLERS AND SHELVING UNITS,FLOOR DRAINS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOOR TRIM AT ENTRY TO BEER WALK IN COOLER
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,COOLERS AND SHELVING UNITS,FLOOR DRAINS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOOR TRIM AT ENTRY TO BEER WALK IN COOLER
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING TILES AND VENTILATION VENTS IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FILTERS AND HOOD.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR SOME MISSING CEILING TILES IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES IN LOCKER AREA,WALL NEAR REAR DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN 1ST FL. DINING AREA AND BASEMENT OVER 3- COMP SINK.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING TILES AND VENTILATION VENTS IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FILTERS AND HOOD.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR SOME MISSING CEILING TILES IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES IN LOCKER AREA,WALL NEAR REAR DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN 1ST FL. DINING AREA AND BASEMENT OVER 3- COMP SINK.
When was The Peasantry last inspected?
The Peasantry has 13 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
December 15, 2016
closed by the city
July 15, 2016
Pass
July 8, 2016
Fail
November 17, 2015
Pass
November 9, 2015
Fail
October 28, 2015
—
September 25, 2014
Pass
October 9, 2013
Pass
August 10, 2012
Pass w/ Conditions
July 31, 2012
—
October 7, 2011
Pass
August 24, 2010
Pass w/ Conditions
The Peasantry vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 July 15, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.