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Paleteria Polar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2020
- address6538 N Clark St, Chicago 60626
Is Paleteria Polar clean?
Paleteria Polar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 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 Paleteria Polar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE U-JOINT OF THE BATHROOM HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED NO GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A GREASE TRAP.Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED NO GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A GREASE TRAP.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED CLUTTER ON SHELVES AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA BY THE BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SHELVES, REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
When was Paleteria Polar last inspected?
Paleteria Polar has 3 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| March 17, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 13, 2020 | Fail |
Paleteria Polar vs Rogers Park
Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.
Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 March 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.