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Saigon Sisters
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 8, 2023
- address251 E Huron St, Chicago 60611
Is Saigon Sisters clean?
Saigon Sisters is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 8, 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 Saigon Sisters?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CRATES WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS USED FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 2 DOOR REFIGERATION UNIT AND 2 DOOR FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER HANDLE (RIGHT SIDE) IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED DOCK AREA WITH TRASH ON GROUND UNDER RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED DOCK AREA WITH TRASH ON GROUND UNDER RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRASH AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL PREP AREAS IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Saigon Sisters last inspected?
Saigon Sisters has 11 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 6, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2013 | Pass |
Saigon Sisters vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 June 8, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.