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El Sazon Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 8, 2018
- address2128 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
Is El Sazon Restaurant clean?
El Sazon Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 8, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Sazon Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 8, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN/SANITIZE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF UPRIGHT FREEZER IN BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST PROVIDE COVING ALONG WALLBASE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST PROVIDE COVING ALONG WALLBASE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL CRACKS AND OPENINGS IN BASEMENT WALL AROUND AREA TO BE USED FOR PREPPING AND WHERE NECESSARY. WALLS MUST BE MADE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL CRACKS AND OPENINGS IN BASEMENT WALL AROUND AREA TO BE USED FOR PREPPING AND WHERE NECESSARY. WALLS MUST BE MADE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAK AT FAUCET OF BASEMENT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE DRAIN BOARD AT 1ST FLOOR 3-COMP SINK.
When was El Sazon Restaurant last inspected?
El Sazon Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 8, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2018 | Pass |
El Sazon Restaurant 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 March 8, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.