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Noah Ark Food
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2016
- address5539 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60637
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Noah Ark Food clean?
Noah Ark Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2016. 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 Noah Ark Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalSewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • SEWAGE IS BACKING UP FROM THE REAR FLOOR DRAIN WHEN WATER IS RUNNING AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE VENTILATION HOOD,COOLERS,SHELVES, PREP TABLES, MEAT SLICER AND SINKS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS TROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND UNDER SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLERS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS TROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND UNDER SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLERS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISESWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAK UNDER THE REACH IN FREEZER ALONG THE SOUTH WALL. PROVIDE THREE WORKING STOPPERS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
When was Noah Ark Food last inspected?
Noah Ark Food has 11 inspections on record going back to October 22, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| January 22, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 20, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 7, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2013 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2012 | Fail |
Noah Ark Food vs Washington Park
Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 January 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.