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The Pepper Canister
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 13, 2019
- address509 N Wells St, Chicago 60610
Is The Pepper Canister clean?
The Pepper Canister is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Pepper Canister?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. NO CITATION.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • LOW TEMP DISH WASHING MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN NOT SANITIZING AT FINAL RINSE. 0PPM OBTAINED AT CL TEST STRIP. MACHINE WAS BEING USED DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION / PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NO DISCLAIMER NO REMINDER ON MENU FOR FOOD THAT CAN BE COOKED TO ORDER ( HAMBURGERS ). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.NO CITATION
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN BEHIND BLADE, FOOD DEBRIS NOTED. SODA GUN HOLDER AT BAR NOT CLEAN AND NOT DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
When was The Pepper Canister last inspected?
The Pepper Canister has 12 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| December 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2014 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2010 | Pass |
The Pepper Canister vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.