Whitey's Steak & Sea Food

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 23, 2015
• address3225 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Whitey's Steak & Sea Food clean?

Whitey's Steak & Sea Food is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 23, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Whitey's Steak & Sea Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED ISSUED ON MAY 08, 2015, INSPECTION REPORT# 1537844. #18 - FOUND NO LICENSED PEST CONTROL WRITTEN LOG BOOK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. #19 - FOUND NO OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, ALL GARBAGE AND FOOD WASTE SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS AND MUST BE KEPT COVERED AND MAINTAIN. OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED ISSUED ON MAY 08, 2015, INSPECTION REPORT# 1537844. #18 - FOUND NO LICENSED PEST CONTROL WRITTEN LOG BOOK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. #19 - FOUND NO OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, ALL GARBAGE AND FOOD WASTE SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS AND MUST BE KEPT COVERED AND MAINTAIN. OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • UPGRADED TO CRITICAL VIOLATION #14.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • UPGRADED TO CRITICAL VIOLATION #14.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • UPGRADED TO CRITICAL VIOLATION #14.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (IE BEEF, CHICKEN, FISH ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER/OWNER, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND REACH-IN COOLER DOORS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND REACH-IN COOLER DOORS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN COOLER AND FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, KNIFE RACK, PREP TABLE, STORAGE RACKS WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE REACH IN COOLER, STORAGE AND PREP SHELVES IN PREP AREA, FRONT COUNTER AND COUNTER SHELVES WITH CLUTTER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES (PREP AND DINING AREA) ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES (PREP AND DINING AREA) ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND FRONT AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND FRONT AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED KITCHEN HOOD NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (PRESENCE OF GREASE ODOR AND SMOKE WHILE COOKING ON PREMISE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND CLEAN.--------MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED CLUTTER AND CLOTHES IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE.---------MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND CLUTTER IN PREP, FRONT AND DINING AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE(INFORMATION PROVIDED).
  Food Handler Requirements Met • NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE(INFORMATION PROVIDED).

When was Whitey's Steak & Sea Food last inspected?

Whitey's Steak & Sea Food has 7 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2013.

Whitey's Steak & Sea Food vs Dunning

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Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 June 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.