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Reza's Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 3, 2019
- address5255-5259 N Clark St, Chicago 60640
Is Reza's Restaurant clean?
Reza's Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 3, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Reza's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 3, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED COOLER/COLD HOLD UNIT IN KITCHEN NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR NEEDS THERMOMETER. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY RACKS IN 1 DOOR REACH IN COOLER ON FAR END OF MAIN COOKING LINE. RESTORE RACKS TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CEILING IN DISREPAIR: IN BASEMENT COOKING AREA NEAR END OF COOKING LINE CLOSESET TO STAIRSIN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, IN BASEMENT DOORWAY IN BETWEEN ROOM CONTAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ROOM CONTAINING WALK IN COOLER. IN BASEMENT FAR STORAGE ROOM CEILING IS IN DISREPAIR OVER RACKS OF DISHES. ALL CEILINGS IN BASEMENT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BROKEN AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT COOKING AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN. MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENTAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BROKEN AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT COOKING AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN. MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT
When was Reza's Restaurant last inspected?
Reza's Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| October 3, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 19, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 31, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 16, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 2, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2016 | Pass |
Reza's Restaurant vs Edgewater
Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.
Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 October 3, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.