Couscous Restarurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2023 →
• address1445 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Couscous Restarurant clean?

Couscous Restarurant is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on June 30, 2023, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on January 30, 2023. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Couscous Restarurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Couscous Restarurant last inspected?

Couscous Restarurant has 22 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 30, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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