Argo Tea

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 26, 2019
• address1 S Franklin St, Chicago 60606

Is Argo Tea clean?

Argo Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 26, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 November 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE ON SITE BUT CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED TO BE BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN CLEAN UP KIT WITH OUT PROPER SANITIZING SOLUTION AND NO MOP FOR VOMIT CLEAN UP . INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE WHEN RETURNING TO WORK FROM RESTROOM. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR TO REACH UNDER COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA DISCOLORED AND DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO RE-PLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN INTERIORS OF COOLING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AND REAR AREA
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE AND CAPPUCCINO/ESPRESSO MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA .
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA .
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SEVERAL MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA . MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AND REAR DISHWASHING/STORAGE AREA OF ESTABLISHMENT ON SHELVES, FLOORS INSIDE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BROKEN DISH MACHINE TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST UPGRADE HOUSING KEEPING
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR NON WORKING LIGHTS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR NON WORKING LIGHTS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA

When was Argo Tea last inspected?

Argo Tea has 12 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2010.

Argo Tea vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 November 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.