White Castle #55

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 23, 2025
• address9450 S Jeffery Ave, Chicago 60617

Is White Castle #55 clean?

White Castle #55 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 23, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at White Castle #55?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL WORN SRUB PADS IN NEED OF REPLACING MORE OFTEN. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MAY NOT BE STORED IN ICE. SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER HANDLE UP AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MAY NOT BE STORED IN ICE. SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER HANDLE UP AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • RUBBER GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF REPAIR WHERE WORN. IN NEED OF CLEANING AT REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL FRYERS, ALL WHEELS ON FRYERS, GRILLS AND GRILL AREA, ALL RECH IN COOLERS AND SIDE, HANDLES OF REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • ALL HANDSINKS MUST HAVE WASTE CAN TO DISPOSE OF USED PAPER TOWEL. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • ALL HANDSINKS MUST HAVE WASTE CAN TO DISPOSE OF USED PAPER TOWEL. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING. CLEANING IN CORNERS, UNDER SHELVING UNITS, UNDER EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS INNEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • HOOD VENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS INNEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • HOOD VENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

When was White Castle #55 last inspected?

White Castle #55 has 10 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2010.

White Castle #55 vs Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

Other spots in Calumet Heights

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  clean · October 5, 2016
• ✓ Save Big Food Mart
  clean · November 16, 2022
• ✓ Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery
  clean · May 18, 2023
• ✓ Lavish Lyfe Staffing
  clean · July 1, 2024
• ✓! Sandwich Factory & Grill
  mid · February 10, 2023
• ✓ The Guys Convenience
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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 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.