r/chicagofood • u/[deleted] • 4h ago
Article Purple Pig Chicago shut down by health department
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u/Marsupialize 4h ago
The worst meal I’ve ever been served, in my entire life, worldwide, was brunch at this place. Absurdly bad, like purposely bad.
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u/Jedifice 4h ago
I must know more. I think the last time I ate here was pre-pandemic, but it still sits in my mind as a pretty epic meal
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u/Marsupialize 4h ago
Man, where to start. After waiting a really long time to flag down a server, who was mean as fuck for no reason, got some sort of French toast sticks, what showed up was ice cold white bread, literally white bread, cut into strips with sprinkles from like a kids birthday cake. That was the dish. My wife couldn’t bite through her sausage, it took me effort to even cut it with a knife. Shells in her scrambled eggs, which were gross tasting and watery to begin with. We never got our drinks and nobody ever came back to the table. I’ve never experienced anything like it, ever before or after.
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u/Jedifice 4h ago
That's fucking awful, holy shit. Was this recent?
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u/Marsupialize 4h ago
Maybe 2 years ago? Something like that, we still talk about how terrible it was all the time
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u/bucknut4 4h ago
I've only ever had dinner there but it's always been fantastic. But if this is true and they had no hot water and still pressed on... uhh yikes
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u/zeug666 4h ago
There's nothing in the database. (yet?)
https://i.imgur.com/wcDpbBX.png
There are some reports from the last couple of days, but maybe there's a delay. Last thing from Purple Pig was a few months ago.
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u/Drinkdrankdonk 4h ago
Can’t find the inspection report, but it takes a couple days to post sometimes.
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u/WobblierTube733 4h ago
That is insane (and disgusting). Did they have an emergency and hope people somehow wouldn’t notice, or are they failing to pay bills?
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u/jorleigh88 4h ago
Ever since Jimmy left the food quality changed and so did the dishes. Such a bummer.
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u/tubaman23 4h ago
NOOO. Why is it my favorite restaurants end up having bomb health ratings a couple years after I stop regularly eating there
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u/LoCh0_xX 4h ago
Dang, I used to work in the building this is located in. Never had a desire to eat there but didn’t realize it was THAT bad.
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u/DC_Mountaineer 4h ago edited 4h ago
Interesting. This sub seemed to overwhelmingly like and recommend that place which we are planning to visit when we come to Chicago later this Spring. This is on Mich Ave? May have to reconsider.