Masala

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 29, 2013
• address1002 W Argyle St, Chicago 60640

Is Masala clean?

Masala is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 29, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Masala?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN STORAGE AREA. MUST LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN STORAGE AREA. MUST LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT/FOOD STAINS ON WALLS/CEILING AT PREP AREA. MUST PAINT/CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS/CEILING AT PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT/FOOD STAINS ON WALLS/CEILING AT PREP AREA. MUST PAINT/CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS/CEILING AT PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • CEILING LIGHT BULBS MISSING (X4) ABOVE PREP AERA. MUST REPAIR/PROVIDE WORKING LIGHT BULBS ABOVE PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUSTS PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUSTS PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

When was Masala last inspected?

Masala has 7 inspections on record going back to November 24, 2010.

Masala vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 August 29, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.