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White Castle #27
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 8, 2025
- address1550 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
Is White Castle #27 clean?
White Castle #27 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at White Castle #27?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN MEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SODA DISPENSER MIX STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE SODA DISPENSER MIX SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SODA DISPENSER MIX STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE SODA DISPENSER MIX SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, SHELVING UNITS, STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED MISSING DRAINPIPE UNDER PREP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS AND ON FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS.
When was White Castle #27 last inspected?
White Castle #27 has 20 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 21, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2014 | Pass |
White Castle #27 vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 October 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.