Armoca Desi Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 28, 2022
• address560 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60607

Is Armoca Desi Grill clean?

Armoca Desi Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 28, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Armoca Desi Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 28, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E)--OBSERVED MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15--OBSERVED WATER SPRAYING FROM FAUCET HEAD AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS RUNNING. MUST REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114--MUST CLEAN UP UNNECESSARY ITEMS AROUND DISH MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA. • 6-501.12--OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11--OBSERVED LIGHT NOT WORKING AT VENTILATION HOOD IN REAR. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND REPLACE LIGHT BULB.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11--OBSERVED LIGHT NOT WORKING AT VENTILATION HOOD IN REAR. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND REPLACE LIGHT BULB.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 4/2/2020, REPORT #2366774. #57-INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. #58-INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 4/2/2020, REPORT #2366774. #57-INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. #58-INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Armoca Desi Grill last inspected?

Armoca Desi Grill has 6 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2019.

Armoca Desi Grill vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 June 28, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.