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Chi Island Smoothie Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 13, 2024
- address8546 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
Is Chi Island Smoothie Bar clean?
Chi Island Smoothie Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chi Island Smoothie Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • EMPLOYEE/FOOD HANDLER IN PREP AREA NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL ENTERING THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.Personal Cleanliness • EMPLOYEE/FOOD HANDLER IN PREP AREA NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL ENTERING THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • THE FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK RUNS CONTINOUSLY. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DIRT AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE.
When was Chi Island Smoothie Bar last inspected?
Chi Island Smoothie Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2024 | Pass |
Chi Island Smoothie Bar vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 December 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.