Ara On

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2019
• address190 S La Salle St, Chicago 60603

Is Ara On clean?

Ara On is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 8, 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 Ara On?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • .. OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND MATERIALS FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND CUSTOMER AND EMPLOYEE WOMEN'S WASHROOM WITHOUT HOT WATER. TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 70 F - 80 F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100 AT ALL TIMES. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN . PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • FOUND A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (COLE SLAW) HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITH OUT DISCARD DATE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ANY READY TO EAT, TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED TUNA, CEVICHE, SCALLOPS ON MENU, SAID ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDER COOKED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER FOR MENU ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • FOUND NO THERMOMETER IN THREE COOLERS LOCATED AT SUSHI BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND HANDWASHING SINK IN DISH ROOM DISCONNECTED (NO HOT OR COLD WATER AVAILABLE). HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN . OR REMOVE HANDWASHING SINK. DISH ROOM IS USING FOOD PREPARATION HANDWASHING SINK .
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO UTILITY SINK WITH OUT LIGHT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO UTILITY SINK WITH OUT LIGHT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ONSITE .INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

When was Ara On last inspected?

Ara On has 14 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Ara On vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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  clean · April 27, 2010
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  clean · April 27, 2010
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  clean · April 27, 2010
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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 July 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.