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Salsita
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 8, 2021
- address3706 N Halsted St, Chicago 60613
Is Salsita clean?
Salsita is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 8, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Salsita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2021, 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 • NOTED ONE OF 3 MECHANICAL STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIRS. INSTRUCTED REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR THE SINK. • NOTED LOOSE AND MISSING KNOTS ON LID OF SERVICE PREP COOLERS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE PREP SERVICE COOLER DOOR ALL AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMSToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE PREP AREA AND ELECTRICAL UNIT CLOSET.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
When was Salsita last inspected?
Salsita has 17 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| April 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 14, 2019 | — | |
| August 21, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 18, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2016 | Pass |
Salsita vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 April 8, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.