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Argo Tea
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 23, 2019
- address250 E Superior St, Chicago 60611
Is Argo Tea clean?
Argo Tea is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 23, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Argo Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • - OBSERVED ARTICLES AND COOLERS STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER LINES IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. -Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • - OBSERVED ARTICLES AND COOLERS STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER LINES IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. -
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • - OBSERVED THE DOOR TO THE PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR DETACHED FROM THE UNIT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
When was Argo Tea last inspected?
Argo Tea has 12 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| August 23, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 27, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 17, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2010 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2010 | Fail |
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 28% 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 August 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.