Flava Food 4 The Soul

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 13, 2020
• address3952 W 16Th St, Chicago 60623

Is Flava Food 4 The Soul clean?

Flava Food 4 The Soul is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 13, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Flava Food 4 The Soul?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 13, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE A (CONSUMER ADVISORY) DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENUS REGARDING UNDERCOOKED EGGS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST ADJUST (EXTEND) THE SNEEZE GUARD AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER TO PREVENT FOOD CONTAMINATION, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN GENDER NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TIO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN GENDER NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TIO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, AND BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST REPAIR MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO, REPAIR UNFINISHED WALL AT REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.

When was Flava Food 4 The Soul last inspected?

Flava Food 4 The Soul has 7 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2019.

Flava Food 4 The Soul vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 October 13, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.