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Argo Tea (T2/E5)
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2019
- address11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60666
Is Argo Tea (T2/E5) clean?
Argo Tea (T2/E5) is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 31, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Argo Tea (T2/E5)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE MILK COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS ON STORAGE SHELF ABOVE THE DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULB OVER REAR SALAD 1 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULB OVER REAR SALAD 1 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.
When was Argo Tea (T2/E5) last inspected?
Argo Tea (T2/E5) has 26 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 31, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2019 | Fail | |
| June 7, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2017 | Fail |
Argo Tea (T2/E5) vs Ohare
Ohare runs 72% clean across 434 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 78 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 434 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 31, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.