Salt Shed

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 28, 2024
• address1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60642
• cuisineMusic Venue

Is Salt Shed clean?

Salt Shed is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 28, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Salt Shed?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED 2 VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINES STORED IN THE FOOD PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREAS AND VACUUM PACKAGED MEATS (PORK, CHICKEN, FISH, AND PROSCIUTTO) STORED IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER WITHOUT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED NO CDPH-APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES TO VACUUM PACKAGE MEATS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED NO CDPH-APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES TO VACUUM PACKAGE MEATS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE DRYWALL IN THE DISHWASHING AREA OF THE KITCHEN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE DRYWALL IN THIS AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED A FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED A FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT A VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Salt Shed last inspected?

Salt Shed has 8 inspections on record going back to February 9, 2023.

Salt Shed vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 May 28, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.