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Living Water Tea House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 12, 2023
- address1453 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Living Water Tea House clean?
Living Water Tea House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Living Water Tea House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE FRONT FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE CITATION. PAPER TOWELS ARE NOW PROVIDED. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND-CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030-(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE CITATION. HANDWASHING SOAP NOW PROVIDED. • OBSERVED THE REAR HANDWASHING SINK NOT AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE. THE SINK IS INOPERABLE; WATER WAS TURNED OFF BELOW AT THE PIPES UPON ARRIVAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE MAINTAINED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SO THAT THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT REPAIRED THE SINK AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, AND THE SINK NOW PROVIDES RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BAGS OF POWDER CREAMER STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. MUST ELEVATE ALL FOOD OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BAGS OF POWDER CREAMER STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. MUST ELEVATE ALL FOOD OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE REAR DISH/PREP HANDWASHING SINK LEAKING FROM THE FAUCET. MUST REPAIR.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SPIDER WEBS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT HANGING FROM THE CEILING. MUST CLEAN CEILING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
When was Living Water Tea House last inspected?
Living Water Tea House has 1 inspection on record going back to May 12, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Living Water Tea House 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 12% 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 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.