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Salud Tequila Lounge
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 25, 2012
- address1471 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Salud Tequila Lounge clean?
Salud Tequila Lounge is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 25, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Salud Tequila Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • LID OF BOX FREEZER IN KITCHEN WITH CRACKED PLASTIC REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE OR PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • LID OF BOX FREEZER IN KITCHEN WITH CRACKED PLASTIC REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE OR PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DIRTY GREASE RECEPTACLE UNDER THE COOKS LINE GRILL. MANAGEMENT CLEANED DURING THE INSPECTION AND REMOVED SPILLED GREASE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • POOLING WATER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT FROM CONDENSATION ON AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • POOLING WATER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT FROM CONDENSATION ON AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL CAULKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING WITH OPEN CREVICES. MUST REPLACE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL CAULKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING WITH OPEN CREVICES. MUST REPLACE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE OR FOOD CONTACT TO GO CONTAINERS AREA.
When was Salud Tequila Lounge last inspected?
Salud Tequila Lounge has 11 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| July 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 29, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2011 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2011 | Fail | |
| April 8, 2010 | Pass |
Salud Tequila Lounge 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 0% 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 July 25, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.