Chicago Restaurant Closures

  • Carcass on Glueboard Shuts Down Don Cuco

    Don't look at me– I just write the headlines. Southwest Side Restaurant Shut Down by City Health Dept. Spoiled Meat, Mouse Infestation Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors have shut down a restaurant in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the Southwest Side, after finding a broken refrigerator, food at unsafe temperatures, and…

  • New Restaurant? Sprout at 1447 West Fullerton in Chicago

    New Restaurant? Sprout, 1417 W. Fullerton, in the old Via Due Wine Bar | Gino's Pizza space, originally uploaded by juggernautco. It looks like there's a new restaurant planned for the West DePaul area, and it might be called "Sprout". Sprout LLC, an Illinois corporation, applied for a liquor license for Consumption on premises —…

  • La Patisserie P Probably Should Have Gone Ahead and Cleaned Up a Bit

    La Patisserie P Probably Should Have Gone Ahead and Cleaned Up a Bit

    I got on the distribution list for the Chicago Department of Public Health, which composed sternly written and disgustingly detailed press releases that received little play in the press.

  • CDPH: Cockroaches Crawl at Beer Bistro While Rats Defecate at Cy’s Crab House

    There's so much motion in the big city. Shut Down by City Health Dept.Health Violations Unacceptable A Near West Side pub was shut down today when Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors found live cockroaches, fruit flies, and wastewater leaking onto the floor of a basement kitchen. The Beer Bistro, 1061 W. Madison, also…

  • If You Taste Something, Say Something: CDPH Shuts Down Burger King Over Strange-Tasting Soda

    The king is gonna be pissed. (Update: Burger King cleaned up enough to pass muster on Thursday afternoon– they're open.) NW Side Burger King FailsRe-Inspection by City Health Dept.Health Violations Unacceptable A Northwest Side Burger King remains shut down this evening after failing a re-inspection it had requested from the Chicago Department of Public Health…