Saba Italian

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 7, 2025
• address2715-2719 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Saba Italian clean?

Saba Italian is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 7, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Saba Italian?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED AT 12:10 PM. BUSINESS OPENED AT 7 AM. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENTED LETTER OF PROOF OF ENROLLMENT IN A FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS CERTIFICATION COURSE DATED OCTOBER 1,2021. THEN CALLED A CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER FROM NEIGHBORING RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT TO PRESENT THEIR CERTIFICATE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE, AND THE NAMED CERTIFIED MANAGER SHALL BE ON SITE DURING ALL TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING, AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN COFFEE MACHINE AND HANDSINK IN AT COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN COFFEE MACHINE AND HANDSINK IN AT COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NOTED WHITE AND BLUE WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE AT COFFEE STATION AND ON CUTTING BOARD IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD WIPING CLOTHS IN PROPER SANITIZING BUCKETS WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED HANDSINK IN REAR ICE MACHINE/ SUPPLY STORAGE ROOM WITH NO AVAILABLE COLD WATER AND HANDSINK IN DISHROOM WITH NO AVAILABLE COLD AND HOT WATER. EMPLOYEE TURNED SHUT-OFF VALVE ON DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED HANDSINK IN REAR ICE MACHINE/ SUPPLY STORAGE ROOM WITH NO AVAILABLE COLD WATER AND HANDSINK IN DISHROOM WITH NO AVAILABLE COLD AND HOT WATER. EMPLOYEE TURNED SHUT-OFF VALVE ON DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED GROUNDS SURROUNDING GREASE DUMPSTER WITH TRASH AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED GROUNDS SURROUNDING GREASE DUMPSTER WITH TRASH AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED CLUTTER IN ICE MACHINE/SUPPLY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR OR TOP OF CRATES. ALL KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR AND STORED ON PROPER SHELVING.

When was Saba Italian last inspected?

Saba Italian has 12 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2017.

Saba Italian vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

Other spots in Avondale

• ✓ Saba Italian
  clean · October 24, 2017
• ✓ New China Buffet
  clean · September 1, 2021
• ✓ Panda Express
  clean · March 7, 2025
• ✓ Addison Food Mart
  clean · November 4, 2014
• ✓! Shell
  mid · December 9, 2015
• ✓ Gorets Restaurant
  clean · June 28, 2016

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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 August 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.