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Salsa's Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2021
- address3808 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Salsa's Grill clean?
Salsa's Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Salsa's Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (TACOS AND TAMALES) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HOT WATER WAS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER WATER ABOVE 100F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE USE FORKS STORED IMPROPERLY INSIDE OF THE STORAGE CABINET. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SINGLE USE ITEMS WITH THE HANDLES UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE USE FORKS STORED IMPROPERLY INSIDE OF THE STORAGE CABINET. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SINGLE USE ITEMS WITH THE HANDLES UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE GRILL.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2320700 ON 10/29/19 NOT CORRECTED: 58 - ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ONSITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2320700 ON 10/29/19 NOT CORRECTED: 58 - ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ONSITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
When was Salsa's Grill last inspected?
Salsa's Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to April 17, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| February 26, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 14, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 17, 2018 | Pass |
Salsa's Grill vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 February 26, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.