Frida's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 29, 2012
• address3755 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60613

Is Frida's clean?

Frida's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 29, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Frida's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY SANITIZING SOLUTION ON PREMISES WHILE FOODS BEING RE-HEATED ON STOVE TOP, DIRTY POTS AND PANS IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SET TO WASH AND RINSE AND NOT TO SANITIZE.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT KITCHEN OR BAR EXPOSED HAND SINKS AND KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. SINK BLOCKED BY LARGE BOX OF COOKING OIL. EMPLOYEE WENT TO STORE TO PURCHASE HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE FOODS BEING PREPARED IN KITCHEN. NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-12.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL PREPARED FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL PREPARED FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • TABLETOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • TABLETOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. METAL FOOD CARTS WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. METAL FOOD CARTS WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR ICE MACHINE ICE BIN AND INTERIOR DOOR OF MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN ALL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS, UNDER ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT AND ALL SINKS. UNDER BASEMENT DRY FOOD AND SPICE STORAGE.MUST CLEAN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS, UNDER ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT AND ALL SINKS. UNDER BASEMENT DRY FOOD AND SPICE STORAGE.MUST CLEAN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • KITCHEN AND BAR FLOOR DRAINS EXTREMELY DIRTY WITH DEBRIS AND BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. LEAK UNDER WOMANS WASHROOM WASHBOWL. SLOW DRAINING WASHBOWL IN MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR ALL. NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER PROVIDED FOR KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED ALONG OUTSIDE WALKWAY AND UNDER OUTDOOR STAIRWELL SUCH AS BUS PANS, BUCKETS, FURNITURE AND AWNING TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.

When was Frida's last inspected?

Frida's has 2 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2012.

Frida's vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 29, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.