Assyrian Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 17, 2019
• address5481 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60630

Is Assyrian Kitchen clean?

Assyrian Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 17, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Assyrian Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. 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 • MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN ON HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THAT UNPROTECTED WOOD WAS USED IN KITCHEN . MUST REMOVE AND USE APPROVED MATERIALS • MUST CLEAN AND PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTED SHELVING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER • MUST NOT USE ALUMINUM FOIL AS LINER ON SHELVING WHERE FOOD IS STORED • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN DOOR SEALS (GASKETS) ON COOLING UNITS
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES HOW TO WASH LARGE DISH (BAKERS MIXER POT) THAT CAN NOT BE SUBMERGED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES HOW TO WASH LARGE DISH (BAKERS MIXER POT) THAT CAN NOT BE SUBMERGED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS IN HOOD SYSTEM AREA
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION ON HOSE ATTACHED TO MOP SINK FAUCET
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST CLEAN GREASE CONTAINER AND AREA AROUND
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST CLEAN GREASE CONTAINER AND AREA AROUND
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST PROVIDE EASY CLEANABLE CEILING IN BACK STORAGE AREA • NOTED CLUTTER OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER UNUSED ITEMS ON FLOORS BACK ROOM BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM AND IN BACK STORAGE ROOMS.MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS TO ALLOW CLEANING AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. • MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA • MUST SEAL EXPOSED BRICK AND PLASTER WALLS IN WEST SIDE CORNER KITCHEN AREA • MUST REPAIR ALL HOLES WALLS IN KITCHEN AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Assyrian Kitchen last inspected?

Assyrian Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to April 17, 2019.

Assyrian Kitchen vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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• ✓ 7-Eleven
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• ✓ Ix-Chel
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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 April 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.