Saigon Bistro

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2013
• address6242-6244 N California Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Saigon Bistro clean?

Saigon Bistro is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 8, 2013. 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 Saigon Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers, reach in freezer, must date and label food items in coolers, reach in freezer.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers, reach in freezer, must date and label food items in coolers, reach in freezer.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving, cooking equipment, prep table lower shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under cooking equipment, heavy equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning, floors in rear storage areas, boiler room not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under cooking equipment, heavy equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning, floors in rear storage areas, boiler room not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Damaged/stained ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area, shall be repaired/replaced, damaged/stained ceiling tiles in bathrooms, boiler room shall be repaired/replaced.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Damaged/stained ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area, shall be repaired/replaced, damaged/stained ceiling tiles in bathrooms, boiler room shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light shields in kitchen prep area not clean, need cleaning, light shields in bathrooms not clean, need cleaning(detailed).
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Exhaust canopy had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning, exhaust vents(ventilation) in dining areas, and bathrooms not clean, need detailed cleaning.

When was Saigon Bistro last inspected?

Saigon Bistro has 4 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2011.

Saigon Bistro vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 July 8, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.