Idof Fresh Mediterranean

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 29, 2019
• address19 N Wells St, Chicago 60606

Is Idof Fresh Mediterranean clean?

Idof Fresh Mediterranean is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 29, 2019. 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 Idof Fresh Mediterranean?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED THAT EMPLOYEE WORE WRIST WATCHES ON HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD.MUST REMOVE ALL JEWELRY EXCEPT PLAIN WEDDING BAND FROM HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED THAT EMPLOYEE WORE WRIST WATCHES ON HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD.MUST REMOVE ALL JEWELRY EXCEPT PLAIN WEDDING BAND FROM HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (BURGER,HUMUS )NOT PROPERLY DATED , STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT AND HOT HOLDING UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION AND HOT HOLD UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED THAT UTENSILS IN USE ARE STORED IN COLD STATIONARY WATER.MUST STORED UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING COLD WATER, UNDER HOT WATER (135 F AND ABOVE),IN FOOD HANDLE NOT TOUCHING FOOD AND IN CLEAN PLACE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED THAT UTENSILS IN USE ARE STORED IN COLD STATIONARY WATER.MUST STORED UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING COLD WATER, UNDER HOT WATER (135 F AND ABOVE),IN FOOD HANDLE NOT TOUCHING FOOD AND IN CLEAN PLACE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR TO REACH IN COOLER IN REAR STORAGE AREA COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPLACE MISSING AND STAINED- DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA AND BATHROOM
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN FACILITY KITCHEN AND DINING AREA DUE BACK DRAFT FROM HUD SYSTEM . MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN FACILITY KITCHEN AND DINING AREA DUE BACK DRAFT FROM HUD SYSTEM . MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

When was Idof Fresh Mediterranean last inspected?

Idof Fresh Mediterranean has 6 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2017.

Idof Fresh Mediterranean vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 October 29, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.