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Chez Simo
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2019
- address1968 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Chez Simo clean?
Chez Simo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 13, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chez Simo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF CABINET STORING FOOD ON NORTHSIDE OF COOKING LINE NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER WITH UNCLEAN INTERIOR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF CABINET.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON WATER INTAKE LINE FOR COFFEE MACHINE. MAKE SURE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CAN BE LOCATED FOR INSPECTOR AT NEXT INSPECTION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOOR BEHIND BAR NEAR SOUTH END OF BAR WITH CRACKED FLOOR TILES. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SO THAT FLOOR SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE INCLUDING SODA MACHINE, ESPRESSO MACHINE CAUSING CLUTTER BEHIND BAR. REMOVE ALL ITEMS NOT IN USE TO DETER CLUTTER AND HARBORAGE FOR INSECTS.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • REFER TO VIOLATION #60
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 2222877 DATED 9/25/18 VIOLATION # 58 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION MUST OBTAIN PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090.Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 2222877 DATED 9/25/18 VIOLATION # 58 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION MUST OBTAIN PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090.
When was Chez Simo last inspected?
Chez Simo has 15 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| July 8, 2021 | — | |
| November 30, 2020 | — | |
| November 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 30, 2019 | — | |
| September 25, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2018 | — | |
| August 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 26, 2016 | — | |
| August 18, 2015 | Pass |
Chez Simo vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 November 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.