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Ricardo's Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 20, 2017
- address4429 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Ricardo's Restaurant clean?
Ricardo's Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 20, 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 Ricardo's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 20, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS,POTS AND STORAGE CONTAINER MUST FIT AND/OR BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANTIZING. • MUST HAVE NEW FRONT WINDOWS TIGHT FITTING ALONG ALL SIDES.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS,POTS AND STORAGE CONTAINER MUST FIT AND/OR BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANTIZING. • MUST HAVE NEW FRONT WINDOWS TIGHT FITTING ALONG ALL SIDES.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
When was Ricardo's Restaurant last inspected?
Ricardo's Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| October 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| July 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2013 | Fail |
Ricardo's Restaurant vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, 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 October 20, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.