Armando's Santa Barbara

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 24, 2011
• address2627 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Armando's Santa Barbara clean?

Armando's Santa Barbara is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 24, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Armando's Santa Barbara?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN DELI DISPLAY UNIT,CHEST FREEZER LID,RUSTY INTERIOR PARTS IN ICE MACHINE,RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,RUSTY WALLS IN VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS,SIGNS FOR BOTH TOILET ROOM DOORS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MEAT WALK IN COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR,WORN CUTTING BOARDS IN DELI AREA,BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON GARBAGE DOOR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN DELI DISPLAY UNIT,CHEST FREEZER LID,RUSTY INTERIOR PARTS IN ICE MACHINE,RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,RUSTY WALLS IN VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS,SIGNS FOR BOTH TOILET ROOM DOORS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MEAT WALK IN COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR,WORN CUTTING BOARDS IN DELI AREA,BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON GARBAGE DOOR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN COOKING PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN COOKING PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,STAINED,MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT,ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS,HOLES IN WALLS AT GARBAGE DOOR,MISSING WALL TILES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN WALLS & CEILINGS IN ALL COOLERS.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN REAR AREA,GRAFFITY FROM MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,STAINED,MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT,ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS,HOLES IN WALLS AT GARBAGE DOOR,MISSING WALL TILES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN WALLS & CEILINGS IN ALL COOLERS.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN REAR AREA,GRAFFITY FROM MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS & MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS & END CAPS IN DELI AREA,COOKING PREP AREA,VEGETABLE & MEAT WALK IN COOLER.

When was Armando's Santa Barbara last inspected?

Armando's Santa Barbara has 5 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2010.

Armando's Santa Barbara vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• ✓ Veridiana Garcia
  cooked · August 2, 2011
• ✓ Chava Grocery
  cooked · March 24, 2010
• ✓ Birrieria Y Taqueria El Chivito
  cooked · March 12, 2010
• ✕ Valeys Ice Cream
  cooked · April 2, 2010
• ✓ Panaderia Los Gallos
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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 February 24, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.