Adam & Aram

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 25, 2015
• address5145 W Division St, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Adam & Aram clean?

Adam & Aram is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 25, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Adam & Aram?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • OBSERVED TWO LIVE CATS ON PREMISES IN THE STORAGE ROOM WITH FOOD AND A LITTER BOX; INSTRUCTED THAT NO LIVE ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STORE; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.critical
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • OBSERVED TWO LIVE CATS ON PREMISES IN THE STORAGE ROOM WITH FOOD AND A LITTER BOX; INSTRUCTED THAT NO LIVE ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STORE; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED CLEAN UNDER SHELVES AND IN CORNER AREAS AROUND EQUIPMENT. SOME FLOOR TILE IN POOR REPAIR; NEED REPLACING. SOME AREAS OF FLOOR OF RAW WOOD; MUST SEAL OR PAINT FLOOR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED CLEAN UNDER SHELVES AND IN CORNER AREAS AROUND EQUIPMENT. SOME FLOOR TILE IN POOR REPAIR; NEED REPLACING. SOME AREAS OF FLOOR OF RAW WOOD; MUST SEAL OR PAINT FLOOR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR OF STORE; REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR OF STORE; REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING; MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETERS OBSERVED IN REFRIGERATION UNIT HOLDING EGGS AND HOT DOGS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR REFRIGERATION UNIT.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETERS OBSERVED IN REFRIGERATION UNIT HOLDING EGGS AND HOT DOGS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR REFRIGERATION UNIT.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN STORAGE ROOMS; REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER.

When was Adam & Aram last inspected?

Adam & Aram has 4 inspections on record going back to February 3, 2012.

Adam & Aram vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 September 25, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.