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Argo Tea
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2019
- address819 N Rush St, Chicago 60611
Is Argo Tea clean?
Argo Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 4, 2019. 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 Argo Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • - NO PHYSICAL KIT FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENTS, EFFECTIVE FOR ELIMINATING NOROVIRUS, FOR THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • - OBSERVED "GRAB AND GO" FOOD ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE WITHOUT THE ADDRESS OF THE LOCATION THE FOOD WAS PREPARED/PACKAGED IN, ON THE LABEL. MUST PROVIDE. -
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • - OBSERVED BROKEN/UNUSED EQUIPMENT (EX:DISH MACHINE) IN REAR PREP AREA OF FACILITY. MUST REMOVE ALL ARTICLES/EQUIPMENT THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION FROM PREMISE AND MAINTAIN. - • - OBSERVED BROKEN/RAISED FLOOR TILES IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE BROKEN TILES AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THROUGHOUT. OBSERVED THE COVING AT THE WALL BASE IN THE TOILET ROOM PEELING OFF WALL. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IS NOT WORKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. - • - OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE TOILET ROOM, THE REAR STORAGE AREA, AND THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN. -Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IS NOT WORKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. - • - OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE TOILET ROOM, THE REAR STORAGE AREA, AND THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN. -
When was Argo Tea last inspected?
Argo Tea has 11 inspections on record going back to May 27, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| December 4, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 21, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 27, 2011 | Pass |
Argo Tea vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 4, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.