Ramova Chili Parlor

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 10, 2012
• address3510 S Halsted St, Chicago 60609

Is Ramova Chili Parlor clean?

Ramova Chili Parlor is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Ramova Chili Parlor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OVER 20 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES AT UNDER FRONT COUNTER STATION. INSTD TO PAINT/SEAL SAME WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES AT UNDER FRONT COUNTER STATION. INSTD TO PAINT/SEAL SAME WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AT FRONT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, INCLUDING FLAT TOP GRILL, SIDES AND UNDERNEATH, INBETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND WALL, KNIFE RACK AND KNIVES IN RACK. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS UNDER COOKING LINE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS UNDER COOKING LINE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AT FRONT PREP LINE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE GREASE. EXHAUST FAN IN REAR WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AT FRONT PREP LINE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE GREASE. EXHAUST FAN IN REAR WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHT.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME AND ORGANIZE AREA.

When was Ramova Chili Parlor last inspected?

Ramova Chili Parlor has 6 inspections on record going back to March 9, 2011.

Ramova Chili Parlor vs Bridgeport

Bridgeport runs 69% clean across 347 tracked restaurants — 239 clean, 41 mid, 67 cooked.

Against the 347 spots Cooked tracks in Bridgeport, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 May 10, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.