Thompson Chicago

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 3, 2024
• address21 E Bellevue Pl, Chicago 60611

Is Thompson Chicago clean?

Thompson Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 3, 2024. 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 Thompson Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE ON-SITE, WHILE TCS FOODS (EGGS, SAUSAGE) ARE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE AND PRESENCE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES OF FOOD OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE EATING IN THE REAR PASTRY KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEES TO EAT, DRINK, OR USE TOBACCO ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WHERE THE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD AND OTHER ARTICLES CANNOT RESULT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FOR COLD-HOLDING AT THE MAIN COOK LINE ICE CONTAINER: LIQUID EGGS AT 45.0F, DELI TURKEY AT 63.1F, HAM AT 46.3F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES ON-SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED CONTAINER OF MELTED BUTTER WITHOUT ADEQUATE OVERHEAD PROTECTION ON SHELF AT THE MAIN KITCHEN COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVER FOR OPEN FOOD CONTAINERS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED CONTAINER OF MELTED BUTTER WITHOUT ADEQUATE OVERHEAD PROTECTION ON SHELF AT THE MAIN KITCHEN COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVER FOR OPEN FOOD CONTAINERS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED TO LINE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF STOVE EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED STRING USED TO TIE INTEGRATED PAPER TOWEL HOLDER ON PASTRY AREA HANDWASHING SINK NOT SMOOTH OR EASILY-CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STRING AND REPAIR OR REPLACE PAPER TOWEL HOLDER TO MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE PLUMBING FIXTURES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH DISH MACHINE (NEAR DISHWASHER CHEMICAL STORAGE) IN THE WAREWASHING AREA TO BE SOILED WITH ENCRUSTED DETERGENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Thompson Chicago last inspected?

Thompson Chicago has 4 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2022.

Thompson Chicago vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 3, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.