Ivone's Herbal Life

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2011
• address4602 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ivone's Herbal Life clean?

Ivone's Herbal Life is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 12, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Ivone's Herbal Life?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • UTILITY SINK NEEDED WITH PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICE.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • INSTD TO PROVIDE LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE AND OBTAIN PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF REAR DOOR, GAP AT BOTTOM. INSTD TO HAVE TIGHT FITTING AND NO DAYLIGHT TO BE SEEN.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE AREA NOT CLEAN OR MAINTAINED. EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/UNUSED EQUIPMENT. INSTD TO KEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE AREA NOT CLEAN OR MAINTAINED. EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/UNUSED EQUIPMENT. INSTD TO KEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MGR CERTIFICATE. PROVIDE SAME.
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • INSTD TO PROVIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ATTACHED METAL DRAINBOARD AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR.
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • INSTD TO PROVIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ATTACHED METAL DRAINBOARD AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. CORRECT SAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMIOMETER FOR COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMIOMETER FOR COOLER.

When was Ivone's Herbal Life last inspected?

Ivone's Herbal Life has 1 inspection on record going back to September 12, 2011.

Ivone's Herbal Life vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 September 12, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.