S.K.Y.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 27, 2024
• address1239 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is S.K.Y. clean?

S.K.Y. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 27, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at S.K.Y.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 27, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A)(2) NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE TWO-DOOR FOOD REFRIGERATOR TO BE IMPROPER: TRES LECHES 45. O F, HEAVY CREAM 48.6 F, RICE 73.0 F, SLICED MUSHROOMS 50.5 F, PEPPER SAUCE 55.6 F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 20 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $75.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15(B) NOTED LEAKING FAUCET ABOVE SINK NEXT TO THE LAW TEMP DISH WASHER IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.17 OBSERVED THE CEILING TILES AND THE CEILING VENTILATION COVER WITH DIRT/DUST BUILD UP IN THE DISH WASH AREA AND ABOVE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.13: NOTED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WITH WALL BASES IN BOTH AREAS AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114 NOTED DISHWASHING CRATES STORED UNDER THE SINK ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHER. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS TO ALLOW CLEANING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

When was S.K.Y. last inspected?

S.K.Y. has 14 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

S.K.Y. vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 November 27, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.