The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 13, 2024
• address312 W Chestnut St, Chicago 60610

Is The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar clean?

The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 13, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN MEN'S WASHROOM.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENING ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF SINGLE DOOR FRONT ENTRANCE. OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF REVOLVING DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON LEFT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINKS IN DISHWASHING AREA AND FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND FRONT PREP AREA.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON LEFT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINKS IN DISHWASHING AREA AND FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF WESTSIDE TWO DOOR COLDING UNIT AND TWO DRAWER COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF SAID COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ESPRESSO MACHINE IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ESPRESSO MACHINE SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT SHALL BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS ALONG BASES OF WALL, IN CORNERS, ON FLOOR AND IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT IN BAR AREA. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOOR NEXT TO FRYER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID AREAS IN BAR AND PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CRACK IN FLOOR IN MIDDLE OF FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR CRACK IN FLOOR IN MIDDLE OF FRONT PREP AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD IN PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING VENTILATION IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR VENTILATION IN MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD IN PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING VENTILATION IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR VENTILATION IN MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

When was The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar last inspected?

The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2023.

The Pink Polo Social Club & Bar 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 25% 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 June 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.