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Sai Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 19, 2023
- address2010 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Sai Cafe clean?
Sai Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 19, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sai Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED PAINT CHIPPING ON CEILING ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DUSTY VENTS AT VENTILATION HOOD.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DUSTY VENTS AT VENTILATION HOOD.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IS INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
When was Sai Cafe last inspected?
Sai Cafe has 22 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| May 2, 2024 | — | |
| December 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 15, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 11, 2019 | — | |
| August 23, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 14, 2018 | — | |
| May 5, 2017 | Pass |
Sai Cafe vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 December 19, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.