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Restaurant Santiago
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2017
- address3139-3141 N Central Ave, Chicago 60634
Is Restaurant Santiago clean?
Restaurant Santiago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 21, 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 Restaurant Santiago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • : INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINER ON PREP SHELVES IN PREP/COOKING AREA.------------INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.---------MUST CLEAN AND SEAL HOLE INSIDE MEN'S HAND SINK CABINET (BANQUET ROOM).Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • : INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINER ON PREP SHELVES IN PREP/COOKING AREA.------------INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.---------MUST CLEAN AND SEAL HOLE INSIDE MEN'S HAND SINK CABINET (BANQUET ROOM).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST RESEAL LOOSE FLOOR TILE IN PREP/COOKING AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST RESEAL LOOSE FLOOR TILE IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
When was Restaurant Santiago last inspected?
Restaurant Santiago has 18 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| July 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 28, 2017 | — | |
| June 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2016 | — | |
| August 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2015 | — | |
| September 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2014 | — | |
| January 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2014 | — |
Restaurant Santiago 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 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 July 21, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.