Cooked?Sal's On Tap
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The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2026 →
- address1645 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60612
Is Sal's On Tap clean?
Sal's On Tap is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 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 Sal's On Tap?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required
When was Sal's On Tap last inspected?
Sal's On Tap has 2 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2026.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
The latest two displayed graded visits went from Fail on August 20, 2026 to Pass on August 25, 2026. Both visits are dated snapshots of the record.
August 25, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →Sal's On Tap vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 81% clean across 1,308 tracked restaurants — 1,041 clean, 229 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 1,308 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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