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Restaurant inspections / Restaurant

International House Of Pancakes

2818 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60647 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

Dec 17, 2025

47

Inspections on record

30

Times passed

11

Times failed

Violations cited on Dec 17, 2025

  1. #49NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSIDE AND BEHIND DEEP FRYER, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  2. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  3. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS AT HANDSINK ADJCENT TO COOKING MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Dec 17, 2025ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 16, 2025Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 9, 2025ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 7, 2025CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 5, 2024ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
May 11, 2023Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 4, 2023Short Form ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 29, 2023CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 20, 2022Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 14, 2022ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 28, 2022CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 27, 2021CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
May 4, 2020Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 4, 2020Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 30, 2020Canvass Re-InspectionFailRisk 1 (High)
Apr 21, 2020CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 16, 2019CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 19, 2018Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 4, 2018ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 26, 2018Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jul 19, 2018CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Dec 11, 2017Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 22, 2017ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 16, 2017CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 15, 2017Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 8, 2017ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Nov 16, 2016Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 9, 2016ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 17, 2016Short Form ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Mar 16, 2016CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Mar 30, 2015Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 12, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 14, 2014ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 23, 2014CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 24, 2013Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 16, 2013CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 13, 2012CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 16, 2011Suspected Food Poisoning Re-inspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 3, 2011Tag RemovalPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 1, 2011Suspected Food PoisoningFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 28, 2011Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 28, 2011ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 29, 2010Short Form ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Sep 13, 2010ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
May 11, 2010ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 29, 2010Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 19, 2010ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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International House Of Pancakes — questions

Did International House Of Pancakes pass its last health inspection?
International House Of Pancakes at 2818 W Diversey Ave was inspected on Dec 17, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 47 inspections on record it has failed 11 times.
What violations were cited at International House Of Pancakes?
The most recent inspection cited 3 violations, beginning with: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSIDE AND BEHIND DEEP FRYER, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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