The Works Off Van Buren

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2013
• address335 S Franklin St, Chicago 60606

Is The Works Off Van Buren clean?

The Works Off Van Buren is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 3, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Works Off Van Buren?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINER.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER AND FREEZER EVEN THE UNUSED COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDER GRILL TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED WALL AT THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR(HOLE IN WALL). MUST SEAL HOLE TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR RODENTS. ALSO WALLS NEED DETAIL CLEANING BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED WALL AT THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR(HOLE IN WALL). MUST SEAL HOLE TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR RODENTS. ALSO WALLS NEED DETAIL CLEANING BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • NOTED SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. MUST FIX AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FILTER ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN VENT COVER IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING COTHS WHEN NOT IN USE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING COTHS WHEN NOT IN USE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was The Works Off Van Buren last inspected?

The Works Off Van Buren has 6 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2011.

The Works Off Van Buren vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 September 3, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.