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Saic
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 24, 2023
- address37-39 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60603
Is Saic clean?
Saic is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 24, 2023. 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 Saic?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE DEBRIS ON TOP OF AND AROUND THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 OBSERVED SMALL PROPANE GRILLS BEING USED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED SMALL PROPANE GRILLS MUST BE USED UNDER VENTILATION HOOD OR REMOVED.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 OBSERVED SMALL PROPANE GRILLS BEING USED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED SMALL PROPANE GRILLS MUST BE USED UNDER VENTILATION HOOD OR REMOVED.
When was Saic last inspected?
Saic has 15 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| October 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 10, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 13, 2014 | Pass |
Saic vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 24, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.