West Town Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 10, 2012
• address1329 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642

Is West Town Tavern clean?

West Town Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at West Town Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 1ST FL. PREP COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 1ST FL. PREP COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM DEEP FRYER & GRILL TABLE,FAUCET AT 3- COMP SINK AT BAR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR NEAR BAR AREA.MUST CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR NEAR BAR AREA.MUST CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN BASEMENT & REPAIR IN SAME AREA
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN BASEMENT & REPAIR IN SAME AREA
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AT BAR.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR PREP COOLER
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR PREP COOLER

When was West Town Tavern last inspected?

West Town Tavern has 6 inspections on record going back to December 27, 2010.

West Town Tavern vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 10, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.