Ofrenda, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2019
• address2639 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Ofrenda, Inc. clean?

Ofrenda, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 16, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ofrenda, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED A VARIETY OF FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED(COOKED BEANS, SALSA, PICO DE GALLO ETC.)FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS, SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED, SOLD OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO DISCLOURE OR REMINDER ON THE MENU AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO ADD THE DISCLOSURE/ BY ASTERISK AND FOOTNOTE, AND A REMINDER CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE-ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS. CAN USE BROCHURES, MENU ADVISORIES, TABLE TENTS, PLACARDS, OR OTHER EFFECTIVE WRITTEN MEANS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED A WHITE CONTAINER OF SUGAR NEXT TO THE COFFEE MACHINE WITHOUT PROPER LABEL, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME OF THE ITEM ON THE CONTAINER.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE COFFEE MACHINE ABOVE THE COFFEE BASKET.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • SEE VIOLATION#60.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • SEE VIOLATION#60.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • SEE VIOLATION # 60.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED NON COMPLIANCE ON VIOLATION #57, NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND #58 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING, FROM REPORT #2240406 DATE 11/19/2018, CORRECT BY DATE 1/19/2019. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED NON COMPLIANCE ON VIOLATION #57, NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND #58 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING, FROM REPORT #2240406 DATE 11/19/2018, CORRECT BY DATE 1/19/2019. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.

When was Ofrenda, Inc. last inspected?

Ofrenda, Inc. has 5 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2018.

Ofrenda, Inc. vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 September 16, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.