Cooked?
Salerno's
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 12, 2026
- address1201 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60642
Is Salerno's clean?
Salerno's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Salerno's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE ALL-GENDER WASHROOM, WOMEN AND MEN WASHROOMS ALSO AT THE BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER(S) INSIDE THE REACH IN DISPLAY COOLER IN THE CARRYOUT FRONTLINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETTO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (SEASONINGS) WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3-304.14 OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IMPROPERLY ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IMPROPERLY IN PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IMPROPERLY IN PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-901.11 OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-901.11 OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED MISSING/BROKEN DOOR HANDLES ON HOLD HOLDING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.
When was Salerno's last inspected?
Salerno's has 16 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2022 | Pass |
Salerno's vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
Other spots in Near West Side
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 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.