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Freshii
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 14, 2016
- address2656 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Freshii clean?
Freshii is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 14, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Freshii?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Found potentially hazardous food at improper temperature in the top and lower interior of reach in cooler. Found a total of 1.6lbs of chicken @ 46.7F - 51.4F. Operator voluntarily discarded denatured foods valued at $6. Instructed all potentially hazardous foods must be held at 40F or below for cold, and 140F or above for hot foods. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • Found exposed hand sink in front prep area without soap. Instructed all hand sinks must be stocked with hot/cold water, soap and paper towels at all times. Operator provided soap during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-030.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • No City of Chicago certified food manager on site while potentially hazardous foods being prepped/served (chicken, beef, etc). Instructed must have a City of Chicago certified food manager on site at all times when potentially hazardous foods are being prepped, cooked, and/or served. Instructed original certificates must be posted as well. Serious violation 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Found measuring scoops handles laying in food containers. Must removed utensils and store in a separate clean container, or only use utensils with longer handles. Must maintain.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Found measuring scoops handles laying in food containers. Must removed utensils and store in a separate clean container, or only use utensils with longer handles. Must maintain.
When was Freshii last inspected?
Freshii has 3 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| June 14, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 3, 2015 | Pass |
Freshii vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.