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La Sardine
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 24, 2019
- address111 N Carpenter St, Chicago 60607
Is La Sardine clean?
La Sardine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 24, 2019. 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 La Sardine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIOIRIT FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIOIRIT FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS (OXTAILS,COOKED PORK SHOULDER,SWEET PEA PUREES, AIOLI SAUCE FOR SARDINES, ETC)IN WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH IMPROPER LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD OR USE BY LABELS(NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS) ON ALL REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE ON ALL TABLES UNPROTECTED.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED, OR INVERTED.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE ON ALL TABLES UNPROTECTED.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED, OR INVERTED.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED GARBAGE RECEPTACLES IN RESTROOMS WITHOUT LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLOSED GARBAGE CAN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED GARBAGE RECEPTACLES IN RESTROOMS WITHOUT LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLOSED GARBAGE CAN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS POSTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
When was La Sardine last inspected?
La Sardine has 16 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 3, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 9, 2013 | Pass |
La Sardine vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.