Three Asses is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 8, 2010. 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 Three Asses?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Cleaning equipment, storage shelves, sinks, counter, prep tables not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize daily.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors in corners and along wallbase not maintained or cleand through-out premises including basement. Instructed to detail clean floors daily.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors in corners and along wallbase not maintained or cleand through-out premises including basement. Instructed to detail clean floors daily.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light covers not cleaned or maintained through-out prep, dining and rear area. Instructed to detail clean covers.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light covers not cleaned or maintained through-out prep, dining and rear area. Instructed to detail clean covers.
⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not conspicuous inside coolers.Instructed to have thermometers visible inside coolers.
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not conspicuous inside coolers.Instructed to have thermometers visible inside coolers.
🧻grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Unnecesaary articles stored in basement. Instructed to remove any unused articles and elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.
When was Three Asses last inspected?
Three Asses has 4 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2010.
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 October 8, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.