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Damenzo's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 26, 2019
- address741 S Western Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Damenzo's clean?
Damenzo's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Damenzo's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED LARGE POT AND PANS STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THAT POTS AND PANS SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED TO ENSURE PROPER AIR DRYING.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED LARGE POT AND PANS STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THAT POTS AND PANS SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED TO ENSURE PROPER AIR DRYING.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PUSH CARTS WITH BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK IN THE PIPES UNDER THE HAND SINK IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST AND DEBRIS ALONG THE BASEBOARDS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Damenzo's last inspected?
Damenzo's has 14 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| February 21, 2020 | — | |
| August 26, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2019 | — | |
| October 10, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 9, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 14, 2017 | — | |
| August 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2013 | Pass |
Damenzo's vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 August 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.