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Just Salad
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address120 S Riverside Plz, Chicago 60606
Is Just Salad clean?
Just Salad is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Just Salad?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding • OBSERVED GRILLED CHICKEN AND CHICKEN TENDERS AT THE REAR PREP AREA HOT HOLDING TABLE BETWEEN 94.0F AND 104.5F, NOT PROPERLY REHEATED TO 165.0F OR ABOVE PRIOR TO BEING PLACED INTO HOT-HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD LISTED TCS FOOD ITEMS AND TO REHEAT TCS FOOD ITEMS TO 165.0F OR ABOVE PRIOR TO ENTERING HOT-HOLDING WHEN REHEATING TCS FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT $75.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED LISTED TCS FOOD ITEMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding • OBSERVED GRILLED CHICKEN AND CHICKEN TENDERS AT THE REAR PREP AREA HOT HOLDING TABLE BETWEEN 94.0F AND 104.5F, NOT PROPERLY REHEATED TO 165.0F OR ABOVE PRIOR TO BEING PLACED INTO HOT-HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD LISTED TCS FOOD ITEMS AND TO REHEAT TCS FOOD ITEMS TO 165.0F OR ABOVE PRIOR TO ENTERING HOT-HOLDING WHEN REHEATING TCS FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT $75.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED LISTED TCS FOOD ITEMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED COOKED MUSHROOMS, COOKED QUINOA IN THE WALK-IN COOLER STORED COVERED WITH PLASTIC FOOD LIDS WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS LOOSELY-COVERED OR UNCOVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING TO FACILITATE HEAT TRANSFER AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED LINE COOLERS AT THE FRONT SERVICE LINE AREA MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED METAL STEM THERMOMETER WITH PROBE BENT AND IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE METAL STEM THERMOMETER AND MAINTAIN ALL UTENSILS AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES IN GOOD REPAIR AND CALIBRATION AT ALL TIMES. FACILITY HAS ADDITIONAL METAL STEM THERMOMETERS ON-SITE FOR MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.
When was Just Salad last inspected?
Just Salad has 4 inspections on record going back to September 30, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 30, 2024 | — |
Just Salad vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.