Flo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 22, 2016
• address2901 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Flo clean?

Flo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 22, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Flo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC MILK CRATES AS SHELVING. FLOORS UNDER SHELVING MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER MUST REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC MILK CRATES AS SHELVING. FLOORS UNDER SHELVING MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER MUST REPLACE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED CLEANING. UNDER THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. THROUGHOUT GARAGE, WHERE FREEZERS ARE STORED. GREASE BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED CLEANING. UNDER THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. THROUGHOUT GARAGE, WHERE FREEZERS ARE STORED. GREASE BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • BASEBOARD WALL COVING MISSING OR DAMAGED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. UNDER THE KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK. BEHIND THE GRILL/COOKS LINE. UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL. WALL ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. WALL IN WALK-IN COOLER NEXT TO ENTRANCE RIGHT SIDE REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY SEAL ANY HOLES, OPEN SEAMS WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE MATERIAL. HOLE IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WALL. MUST SEAL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • BASEBOARD WALL COVING MISSING OR DAMAGED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. UNDER THE KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK. BEHIND THE GRILL/COOKS LINE. UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL. WALL ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. WALL IN WALK-IN COOLER NEXT TO ENTRANCE RIGHT SIDE REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY SEAL ANY HOLES, OPEN SEAMS WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE MATERIAL. HOLE IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WALL. MUST SEAL.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BOTH THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK ON BOTH NOZZLES OF THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON REAR PATIO AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE GARAGE MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING AND ALL OTHER ITEMS STORED IN THE GARAGE MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

When was Flo last inspected?

Flo has 2 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2016.

Flo vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

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• ✓ Flo
  clean · March 22, 2016
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• ✓ Cugini Pizza & Eatery
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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 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.