Sami Swoi

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 6, 2011
• address3550 N Austin Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Sami Swoi clean?

Sami Swoi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 6, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sami Swoi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 6, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Exterior between cooking equipment, coolers and sinks not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and around grease trap not maintained. Instructed to detail clean and repair and seal floor around floor grease trap.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and around grease trap not maintained. Instructed to detail clean and repair and seal floor around floor grease trap.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light covers throught-out prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light covers throught-out prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light bulb not shielded inside walk-in cooler. Instructed to shield bulb.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not visible inside all coolers. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside coolers.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not visible inside all coolers. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside coolers.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Unnecessary articles stored in utility closet. Instructed to remove all unused articles and elevate supplies 6inches or higher.

When was Sami Swoi last inspected?

Sami Swoi has 3 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2010.

Sami Swoi vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 6, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.