Argo Tea

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations5
• last inspectedDecember 2, 2019
• address6576 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago 60626

Is Argo Tea clean?

Argo Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 2, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 5 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 December 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO VALID/ORIGINAL CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER REPORTED ON SITE WITH SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT 9:18am, AFTER HE WAS CALLED BY THE EMPLOYEE.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN AND KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED -
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT FRONT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. AFTER MY REQUEST PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED BY EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINK FOR PROPER HANDWASHING PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND RUBBER GASKET BROKEN AT ONE DOOR COOLER UNDER THE COFFEE COUNTER,ALSO BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER UNDER COUNTER OF SODA BOXES.REPAIR/REPLACE SAID GASKET.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO LID PROVIDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAID LID.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO LID PROVIDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAID LID.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • DEBRIS AND EXCESS SPILLAGE OF OIL ON CEMENT SURROUNDING THE INSIDE RECEPTACLES OF GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • DEBRIS AND EXCESS SPILLAGE OF OIL ON CEMENT SURROUNDING THE INSIDE RECEPTACLES OF GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • CLUTTER WITH OLD EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE RIGHT WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS AND KEEP WASHROOM FREE FOR PROPER USAGE.

When was Argo Tea last inspected?

Argo Tea has 3 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2018.

Argo Tea vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.