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Cumin Restaurant Lv
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2025
- address1039 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Cumin Restaurant Lv clean?
Cumin Restaurant Lv is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cumin Restaurant Lv?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2025, 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/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED VARIOUS COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOT HOLDING ITEMS, AND VARIOUS ITEMS MEANT FOR FACILITY STORED IN BOXES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS, ESPECIALLY ALL ITEMS NEAR THE GREASE CONTAINER IN BASEMENT, AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED VARIOUS COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOT HOLDING ITEMS, AND VARIOUS ITEMS MEANT FOR FACILITY STORED IN BOXES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS, ESPECIALLY ALL ITEMS NEAR THE GREASE CONTAINER IN BASEMENT, AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA NEAR THE PREP AREA AS WELL AS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATEA ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA NEAR THE PREP AREA AS WELL AS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATEA ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR ON THE 2ND FLOOR INDIVIDUAL BATHROOM, WITHOUT THE SHOWER PRESENT INSIDE. ALSO OBSERVED BOTH BATHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT TO NOT HAVE A SELF CLOSING DOOR ON EACH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING BATHROOM DOOR AT EACH BATHROOM. • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE FOLLOWING BATHROOMS: -EMPLOYEE STAFF BATHROOM LOCATED ON MAIN FLOOR ADJACENT TO KITCHEN. -2ND FLOOR INDIVUAL BATHROOM WITH SHOWER LOCATED INSIDE -BASEMENT WOMENS BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN EVERY UNISEX OR WOMEN'S BATHROOM.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR ON THE 2ND FLOOR INDIVIDUAL BATHROOM, WITHOUT THE SHOWER PRESENT INSIDE. ALSO OBSERVED BOTH BATHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT TO NOT HAVE A SELF CLOSING DOOR ON EACH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING BATHROOM DOOR AT EACH BATHROOM. • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE FOLLOWING BATHROOMS: -EMPLOYEE STAFF BATHROOM LOCATED ON MAIN FLOOR ADJACENT TO KITCHEN. -2ND FLOOR INDIVUAL BATHROOM WITH SHOWER LOCATED INSIDE -BASEMENT WOMENS BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN EVERY UNISEX OR WOMEN'S BATHROOM.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND MOP SUBMERGED IN MOP BUCKET OF WATER IN MAIN FLOOR UTILITY SINK AREA IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL MOPS TO ALLOW FOR AIR DRYING IN BETWEEN USE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ANY FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, MAINTAIN PROOF OF COMPLETION, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ANY FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, MAINTAIN PROOF OF COMPLETION, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
When was Cumin Restaurant Lv last inspected?
Cumin Restaurant Lv has 4 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| April 12, 2023 | — |
Cumin Restaurant Lv vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.