Oso Polar Paleteria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 10, 2020
• address5633 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Oso Polar Paleteria clean?

Oso Polar Paleteria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 10, 2020. 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 Oso Polar Paleteria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A WOODEN SHELF STORED IN THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, OR PAINT OR SEAL THE WOOD SHELF.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE AND INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER AT THE FRONT COUNTER.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

When was Oso Polar Paleteria last inspected?

Oso Polar Paleteria has 3 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2020.

Oso Polar Paleteria vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 February 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.