Twain

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations6
• last inspectedNovember 20, 2019
• address2443-2447 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Twain clean?

Twain is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 20, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 6 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Twain?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2019, 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 PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS (SHORT RIBS, BEANS, AND POTATOES) ARE PREPARED OR CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND THE MANAGER THAT OBTAINS IT ON PREMISE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • MANAGER UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL AND THE NECESSARY CHEMICAL AND SUPPLIES FOR THE KIT.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES FOR CLEANING UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE FOLLOWING HAND SINKS: THE KITCHEN, ALL 5 RESTROOMS, HOSTESS AREA, DISH WASHING AREA, AND BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND SINKS LISTED.
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED NO CLAMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH NO DATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ALWAYS HAVE TAGS ATTACHED TO THE BATCH UNTIL THE LAST PRODUCT IS USED AND THEN THE TAG MUST BE STORED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS IN A FOLDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED NO CLAMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH NO DATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ALWAYS HAVE TAGS ATTACHED TO THE BATCH UNTIL THE LAST PRODUCT IS USED AND THEN THE TAG MUST BE STORED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS IN A FOLDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED FOOD IN THE PREP COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DATE MARK ON ALL TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS WITH THE PREPARED DATE AND USED BY DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE HOSTESS MINI REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN THE HOSTESS MINI REFRIGERATOR.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED A CONTAINER STORED ON THE SHELF IN THE REAR OF THE KITCHEN WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL ON ALL CONTAINERS OF FOOD WHEN NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE BACK DOOR AND FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE NOT TO BE RODENT PROOF WITH A GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAPS AT THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR ENTRANCES.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK IN THE HOSTESS AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK AT THE HOSTESS AREA.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK IN THE HOSTESS AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK AT THE HOSTESS AREA.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST KITS OR DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST KITS OR DEVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST KITS OR DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST KITS OR DEVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO HAVE A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM IN THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.ALSO OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING SINK AT THE HAND SINK NEAR THE HOT WATER TANK CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING AT THE HAND SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR TO BE SOILED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BACK OF THE HAND SINK NEAR THE HOT WATER TANK CLOSET, AND FLOORS IN THE LIQUOR CLOSET. • OBSERVED AN UNUSED VACMASTER STORED UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE UNUSED EQUIPMENT OFF PREMISE. • OBSERVED THE VENTS ON THE CEILING TO HAVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ON THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A LIGHT BULB BURNT OUT UNDER THE HOOD ON THE LEFT SIDE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD IN THE KITCHEN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A LIGHT BULB BURNT OUT UNDER THE HOOD ON THE LEFT SIDE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD IN THE KITCHEN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON PREMISE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON PREMISE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN FOOD TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISE.

When was Twain last inspected?

Twain has 3 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2018.

Twain vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 November 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.