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El Souk Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 1, 2014
- address806-808 N State St, Chicago 60610
Is El Souk Restaurant clean?
El Souk Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Souk Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RICE AT 151.5F) WAS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR THE TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE PREP TABLE AT THE REAR PREP AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR THE TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE PREP TABLE AT THE REAR PREP AREA.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS, PREP TABLES, AND 1 BURNER STOVE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS FOR ALL LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. • THE LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE GRILL AREA MUST BE SHIELDED.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE 2 SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
When was El Souk Restaurant last inspected?
El Souk Restaurant has 7 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| April 1, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 27, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 24, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 11, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 19, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
El Souk Restaurant vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 April 1, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.