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The Promontory
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2020
- address5307-5319 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago 60615
Is The Promontory clean?
The Promontory is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 5, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Promontory?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP AT BOTTOM BETWEEN DOUBLE EXIT DOORS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SUGAR PACKETS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE CABINET IN COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SUGAR PACKETS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE CABINET IN COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED ON FLOOR IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED ON FLOOR IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINES IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL SURFACES AND BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA AND UTENSIL STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED OPENING IN FLOOR IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECOND FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR, SEAL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DEBRIS INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS IN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR BAR AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED TWO MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED TWO MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was The Promontory last inspected?
The Promontory has 13 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| May 1, 2024 | — | |
| February 15, 2024 | — | |
| December 8, 2021 | — | |
| February 5, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2020 | — | |
| May 31, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 23, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 28, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2014 | Fail |
The Promontory vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 February 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.