Salty Sweet

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 12, 2023
• address4459 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineBakery

Is Salty Sweet clean?

Salty Sweet is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Salty Sweet?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER ON PREMISES USED TO SANITIZE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. CORRECTED ON SITE CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER DELIVERED TO FACILITY BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER SHALL BE PROVIDED AND AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORIOTY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED TWO ROACHES IN KITCHEN. OBSERVED ROACH ON PREP TABLE HOLDING MICROWAVE AND ON INTERIOR OF SECOND COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. CORRECTED ON SITE ROACHES KILLED AND REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED UNSEALED WOOD TO ELEVATE TWO DOOR OVEN IN KITCHEN AND HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL WOOD IN SAID AREAS FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOOD BUILDUP ON INTERIOR BASE OF BOTH BLENDERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST ON ALL SHELVING OF PREP TABLE HOLDING MICROWAVE IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF SANDWICH PRESS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT USED FOR DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCETS OF UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON FAUCETS OF UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LIGHTSHIELD IN REAR ABOVE UTILITY SINK STAINED WITH DEAD BUGS ON INTERIOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SPLASHES ON WALLS IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WHITE SUBSTANCE ON FLOOR, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS OF REAR STORAGE CLOSET USED TO STORE BAKING PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ROUND HOLE AND MISSING CORNER PANEL ON NORTHSIDE OF FRONT COUNTER) . INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SMOOTHLY FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED HOLE IN FLOOR NEAR ENTRANCE TO KITCHEN BETWEEN TABLES. OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILE IN KITCHEN IN FRONT OF PREP TABLE HOLDING MICROWAVE. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL UNDERNEATH CIRCUIT BREAKER IN SEATING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL UNDERNEATH CIRCUIT BREAKER. OBSERVED DAMAGED TILES AT BASE OF FRONT OF UTILITY SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED TILES AT BASE OF FRONT OF UTILITY SINK AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON FLOOR VENTS UNDERNEATH HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR VENTS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON FLOOR VENTS UNDERNEATH HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR VENTS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ONE EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ONE EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS.

When was Salty Sweet last inspected?

Salty Sweet has 6 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2020.

Salty Sweet vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 December 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.