Caminito Argentinean Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2013
• address1629 N Halsted, Chicago 60614

Is Caminito Argentinean Grill clean?

Caminito Argentinean Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 27, 2013. 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 Caminito Argentinean Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL PREPARED FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL PREPARED FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • TABLE TOP CAN OPENER DIRTY AND RUSTY. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE, REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • TABLE TOP CAN OPENER DIRTY AND RUSTY. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE, REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INTERIOR GARBAGE CANS WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BEFORE INSTALLING PLASTIC LINERS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INTERIOR GARBAGE CANS WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BEFORE INSTALLING PLASTIC LINERS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DIRTY DISHES WITH FOOD DEBRIS IN BUS PAN AT DISH AREA LEFT FROM PREVIOUS DAYS SERVICE TWO DAYS EARLIER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AT DAYS SERVICE TO PREVENT INSECT OR RODENT ATTRACTION.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. THROUGHOUT BAR, UNDER KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNDER AND AROUND GREASE TRAP WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. ALL ARTICLES STORED IN REAR KITCHEN CLOSET MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. THROUGHOUT BAR, UNDER KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNDER AND AROUND GREASE TRAP WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. ALL ARTICLES STORED IN REAR KITCHEN CLOSET MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING ABOVE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH PEELING PAINT. MUST REPAIR/REMOVE PAINT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING ABOVE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH PEELING PAINT. MUST REPAIR/REMOVE PAINT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS/PLUGS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. BROKEN VENTILATION IN MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.

When was Caminito Argentinean Grill last inspected?

Caminito Argentinean Grill has 8 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2010.

Caminito Argentinean Grill vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 27, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.