Ciao Amore

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2015
• address1134 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is Ciao Amore clean?

Ciao Amore is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 9, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ciao Amore?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLER GASKETS, CAN OPENER, KNIFE RACK.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ALONG EAST WALL(FOOD DEBRIS), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ALONG EAST WALL(FOOD DEBRIS), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL OPENINGS ALONG WEST WALL AND AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLET NEAR UNUSED COOLER IN PREP AREA. SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA. CLEAN WALLS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA(SPILLS). REPAIR CEILING IN DINING AREA NEAR WASHROOMS(WATER DAMAGE).
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL OPENINGS ALONG WEST WALL AND AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLET NEAR UNUSED COOLER IN PREP AREA. SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA. CLEAN WALLS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA(SPILLS). REPAIR CEILING IN DINING AREA NEAR WASHROOMS(WATER DAMAGE).
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. REPAIR VENTILATION FANS IN MEN CUSTOMER AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

When was Ciao Amore last inspected?

Ciao Amore has 14 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Ciao Amore vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 9, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.