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Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner
- resultPass
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 14, 2026
- address1745 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner clean?
Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WOMEN AND MEN WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND PREP AREA TABLE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND PREP AREA TABLE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH/REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS. • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF PREP TABLE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. OBSERVED MISSING STOPPERS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN PREP COOLERS AND 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR/COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAP/PAINT TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO SPRAYER AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR CLEAN IN PLACE PROCEDURE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASHING SINKS AT THE FRONTLINE AND KITCHEN/PREP AREA WHERE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS ARE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASHING SINKS AT THE FRONTLINE AND KITCHEN/PREP AREA WHERE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS ARE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES AT THE GREASE TRAP NEAR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. OBSERVED EXPOSED FOAM-LIKE CAULK ON THE WALLS AND AROUND PIPES IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AREA TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED EXPOSED/OPEN CEILING ABOVE THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED MOP STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner last inspected?
Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner has 2 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2026 | — |
Sabroso Breakfast & Dinner vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 May 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.