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Sammys Country Kitchen
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 13, 2019
- address5542 W 55Th St, Chicago 60638
Is Sammys Country Kitchen clean?
Sammys Country Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 13, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sammys Country Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • MISSING DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MISSING DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY (EGGS AND HAMBURGERS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • RUSTY SURFACE AT BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABL. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN SURFACE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • SIDES AND UNDERNEATH FLAT TOP GRILL NOT CLEAN, GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALLS AND FLOOR THROUGH OUT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Sammys Country Kitchen last inspected?
Sammys Country Kitchen has 14 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| June 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 10, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2011 | Pass |
Sammys Country Kitchen vs Garfield Ridge
Garfield Ridge runs 73% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 28 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in Garfield Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 June 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.