Apolonia

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 9, 2025
• address105 E Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616

Is Apolonia clean?

Apolonia is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 9, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Apolonia?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN, OYSTERS, ETC,) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Food Obtained From Approved Source • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN NON-COMMERCIAL, VACCUM PACKAGING WITH NO LABELS IN THE DEEP FREEZER CHEST ON THE SECOND FLOOR FROM AN UNAPPROVED SOURCE. THERE WAS NO INVOICES PROVIDED ON SITE TO PROVE WHERE THE FOOD WAS PREPARED AND PURCHASED. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOUND WERE 4 PACKAGES OF TOMATOE SAUCES AND ALMOND BACON SAUCES. INSTRUCTED ONLY FOOD ITEMS FROM APPROVED SOURCES ON SITE AT ALL TIME. APPROXIMATELY 5LBS AT $100 DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE PRINTED MENU FOR ALL ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS (RAW OYSTERS, STEAK, BEEF BURGERS ETC.) THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW AND ADD A REMINDER ON THE MENU THAT READS: *THESE ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW. CONSUMING UNDERCOOKED OR RAW FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. (REFER TO CDPH CONSUMER ADVISORY HANDOUT). MANAGER ADDED TO MENU DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED AND SERVICE AREA AND STORED ON FLOOR INSECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT AND ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED AND SERVICE AREA AND STORED ON FLOOR INSECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT AND ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE FRONT KITCHEN PREP ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE FRONT KITCHEN PREP ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Apolonia last inspected?

Apolonia has 7 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2021.

Apolonia vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.

Other spots in Near South Side

• ✓ Apolonia
  clean · February 18, 2021
• ✓ Overflow
  clean · March 13, 2026
• ✓ Crab Bucket
  clean · April 22, 2021
• ✓ Crab Bucket
  clean · April 22, 2021
• ✓ Sage Room
  clean · November 9, 2021
• ✓! Sweet Bean
  mid · April 8, 2026

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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 June 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.