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Chicago Smerqs
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2018
- address213 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
Is Chicago Smerqs clean?
Chicago Smerqs is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 4, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chicago Smerqs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF UTILITY SINK.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Chicago Smerqs last inspected?
Chicago Smerqs has 3 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| December 4, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 8, 2017 | Pass |
Chicago Smerqs 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 20% 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 4, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.