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Ay Chiwowa
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 15, 2015
- address311 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60654
Is Ay Chiwowa clean?
Ay Chiwowa is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 15, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ay Chiwowa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL OR PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE TWO BARS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL OR PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE TWO BARS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MAKER AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BACK BAR. MUST REPAIR FLOOR TILES. MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BACK BAR. MUST REPAIR FLOOR TILES. MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE VENT COVER IN EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND CUSTOMER WOMEN'S WASHROOM IST FLOOR (WITH DUST BUILD-UP)AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE VENT COVER IN EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND CUSTOMER WOMEN'S WASHROOM IST FLOOR (WITH DUST BUILD-UP)AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS ON THE HOOD/CANOPY IN THE IST FLOOR COOK LINE AND INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST SHOW PROOF OF THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST SHOW PROOF OF THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
When was Ay Chiwowa last inspected?
Ay Chiwowa has 10 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| August 3, 2017 | — | |
| June 23, 2016 | — | |
| July 15, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2015 | — | |
| July 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 26, 2014 | — | |
| May 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 9, 2013 | Fail |
Ay Chiwowa vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 July 15, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.