Pak Sweets

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 11, 2017
• address2326 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Pak Sweets clean?

Pak Sweets is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 11, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Pak Sweets?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • NOTED TEMPERATURE OF WALK IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER AT 55.3F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER:- YOGURT 53.1F, SAMUSAS 54.1F,CHEESE 53.6F, CHICKEN 53.1F,MILK 51.6F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 45 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $500.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NOTED HAND WASH SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA INACCESSIBLE WITH DIRTY DISHES INSIDE THE HAND WASH SINK AND SLOW DRAINING. ALSO NOTED NO SOAP AT THE SECOND HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HAND WASH SINKS AT ALL TIMES AND MUST HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS AT THE FRONT DISPLAY AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR USED BY DATE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS AT THE FRONT DISPLAY AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR USED BY DATE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED DEEP AND DIRTY CUTS ON CUTTING BOARDS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SMOOTHEN THE CUTTING BOARD SURFACES.....NOTED RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED DEEP AND DIRTY CUTS ON CUTTING BOARDS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SMOOTHEN THE CUTTING BOARD SURFACES.....NOTED RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED STAINED CEILING PANELS AT THE FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED STAINED CEILING PANELS AT THE FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER ON SHELVES THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED ON PREP TABLE THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED ON PREP TABLE THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.

When was Pak Sweets last inspected?

Pak Sweets has 11 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2011.

Pak Sweets vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 11, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.