Ajida

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 24, 2019
• address201 N Wells St, Chicago 60606

Is Ajida clean?

Ajida is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 24, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Ajida?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE ON SITE BUT NO CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN, BEEF, SHRIMP,RICE)NOT PROPERLY DATED , STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER ON MENU FOR USE RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.. PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED THAT WHOLE ONIONS AND POTATOES ARE STORED IN MILK CRATES DIRECTLY ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN .MUST USE PROPER FOOD CONTAINERS AND ELEVATE AND STORED FOOD 6 INCH ABOVE FLOOR • OBSERVED THAT SEVERAL FOOD TRAYS AND FOOD DISHES NOT CURRENTLY IN USE ARE STORED ON FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS AND FREEZERS . MUST WASH , RINSE AND SANITIZED NAMED DISHES AND PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED THAT WHOLE ONIONS AND POTATOES ARE STORED IN MILK CRATES DIRECTLY ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN .MUST USE PROPER FOOD CONTAINERS AND ELEVATE AND STORED FOOD 6 INCH ABOVE FLOOR • OBSERVED THAT SEVERAL FOOD TRAYS AND FOOD DISHES NOT CURRENTLY IN USE ARE STORED ON FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS AND FREEZERS . MUST WASH , RINSE AND SANITIZED NAMED DISHES AND PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • NOTED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREP WITH LONG HAIR AND IMPROPER HAIR RESTRAIN WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAIN AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD AND WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD.
  Personal Cleanliness • NOTED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREP WITH LONG HAIR AND IMPROPER HAIR RESTRAIN WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAIN AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD AND WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THAT BAKING EQUIPMENT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN USE IS COVERED WITH DUST AND FOOD RESIDUA..MUST CLEAN BAKING MIXER, NOODLE MACHINE AND OTHER BAKING EQUIPMENT AFTER EVERY USE AND FOLLOW UP MANUFACTURING RECOMMENDATION FOR MAINTAINING , CLEANING SANITIZING AND STORAGE • NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AND FOOD STORAGE AT THE KITCHEN AREA, DISHWASHING AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THAT LADY'S BATHROOM HAND WASHING SINK IS DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE . MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED THAT OUT SIDE DUMPSTER AREA IS COVERED WITH OLD PLASTIC CUPS, CARD BOARD BOXES AND OTHER NON FOOD RELATED TRASH.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AROUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED THAT OUT SIDE DUMPSTER AREA IS COVERED WITH OLD PLASTIC CUPS, CARD BOARD BOXES AND OTHER NON FOOD RELATED TRASH.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AROUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT ON SHELVES, FLOORS INSIDE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST UPGRADE HOUSING KEEPING.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Ajida last inspected?

Ajida has 12 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2013.

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Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.