Cooked?Salt Shed
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 4, 2025 →
- address1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60642
Is Salt Shed clean?
Salt Shed is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 8, 2026, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on November 4, 2025. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.
What did inspectors find at Salt Shed?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledCompliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
- ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was Salt Shed last inspected?
Salt Shed has 3 inspections on record going back to December 31, 2024.
July 8, 2026 Out of business
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View full inspection →November 4, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →December 31, 2024 Pass
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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 November 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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