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Waffles
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 26, 2016
- address1400 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605
Is Waffles clean?
Waffles is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 26, 2016. 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 Waffles?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 26, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
When was Waffles last inspected?
Waffles has 14 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| May 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 19, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 30, 2013 | Pass |
Waffles vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South 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 May 26, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.