Sammy's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 20, 2015
• address6359 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Sammy's clean?

Sammy's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 20, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sammy's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • nspector Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • nspector Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD & FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS AND ROLLING CART.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD & FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS AND ROLLING CART.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM SHELVING UNITS,STORAGE SHELVES,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVES,PREP TABLES,FRYERS,WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT,WINDOW SILLS,POP COOLERS.DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN REAR AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREP & DISH WASHING AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREP & DISH WASHING AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI AND DIRT FROM WALLS IN PREP,DISH WASHING & LOBBY AREAS,VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,FILTERS & HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED TOILETROOM DOOR,MISSING DOOR KNOB ON REAR DOOR,STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND WINDOW SILLS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI AND DIRT FROM WALLS IN PREP,DISH WASHING & LOBBY AREAS,VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,FILTERS & HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED TOILETROOM DOOR,MISSING DOOR KNOB ON REAR DOOR,STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND WINDOW SILLS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR & AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR AREA UNDER SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL.

When was Sammy's last inspected?

Sammy's has 13 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sammy's vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 20, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.