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De Colores
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2017
- address1626 S Halsted St, Chicago 60608
Is De Colores clean?
De Colores is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 10, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at De Colores?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. REPLACE BROKEN LIDS AND HEAT WARPED CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS THAT CAN NO LONGER BE EASILY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MUST PAINT OR SEAL THE RAW WOOD ALONG THE CEILING IN THE FRONT OF THE KITCHEN AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. REPLACE BROKEN LIDS AND HEAT WARPED CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS THAT CAN NO LONGER BE EASILY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MUST PAINT OR SEAL THE RAW WOOD ALONG THE CEILING IN THE FRONT OF THE KITCHEN AREA.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER AND PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER AND PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.Food Handler Requirements Met • ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
When was De Colores last inspected?
De Colores has 12 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2016 | — | |
| December 10, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 23, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 24, 2014 | — | |
| July 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
De Colores 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 February 10, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.