Sabor Latino is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 30, 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 Sabor Latino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. MUST NOT USE TINT FOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING AT COOKS LINE.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. MUST NOT USE TINT FOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING AT COOKS LINE.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP COOLER AND ALL FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE DIRT.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA, UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN. MUST REGROUT FLOOR AT THE FRONT SERVING AREA. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMNET AND REFRIGERATION UNITS.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA, UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN. MUST REGROUT FLOOR AT THE FRONT SERVING AREA. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMNET AND REFRIGERATION UNITS.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OSERVED A FEW OPENINS AROUND PIPES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA ABOVE STORAGE SHELVING. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OSERVED A FEW OPENINS AROUND PIPES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA ABOVE STORAGE SHELVING. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF FLOOR/WALL FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING.
⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE.
Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Sabor Latino last inspected?
Sabor Latino has 2 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2015.
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 March 30, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.