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Reza's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 21, 2015
- address432 W Ontario St, Chicago 60654
Is Reza's clean?
Reza's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 21, 2015. 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 Reza's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 21, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN. ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABEL ALSO.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN. ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABEL ALSO.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED ON THE VEGETABLES DISPLAY COOLER. MUST DEFROST AND MAINTAIN. MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GAURD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN. CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED ON THE VEGETABLES DISPLAY COOLER. MUST DEFROST AND MAINTAIN. MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GAURD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN. CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL CHOPPING BOARDS, ALL WIRE RACK SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND INSIDE ALL REACH IN COOLER, FAN GUARD OF THE REACH IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE APPETIZER/SALAD SECTION, AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • WATER ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST DRY THE FOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE APPETIZER/SALAD SECTION. CLEAN ALL THE FLOOR DRAIN IN ALL PREP AREAS/KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN. MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER THE ICE MAKER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • WATER ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST DRY THE FOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE APPETIZER/SALAD SECTION. CLEAN ALL THE FLOOR DRAIN IN ALL PREP AREAS/KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN. MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER THE ICE MAKER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE KABOB COOK LINE HOOD,IN THE VEGETABLE PREP AREA AND IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS. BROKEN/CRACKED SOLID LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE SOLID LIGHT SHIELD. MUST CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN COOK LINE, VEGETABLES PREP AREA AND KABOB PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK ON THE COLD HANDLE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE VEGETABLES PREP AREA. AND LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE MOP SINK . MUST REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
When was Reza's last inspected?
Reza's has 7 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| December 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2013 | Pass |
Reza's vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 December 21, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.