Sammy's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 10, 2018
• address6359 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Sammy's clean?

Sammy's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 10, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sammy's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE POLICY AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATON OF EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILTIY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSIMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED INOPERABLE THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FLOUR AND CORN MEAL NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WASH CLOTHS ON COUNTER AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED TONGS LAYING ON RAW FISH INSIDE CONTAINER STORED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE TONGS WITH HANDLE ABOVE FOOD.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED TONGS LAYING ON RAW FISH INSIDE CONTAINER STORED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE TONGS WITH HANDLE ABOVE FOOD.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED TONGS LAYING ON RAW FISH INSIDE CONTAINER STORED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE TONGS WITH HANDLE ABOVE FOOD.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED TONGS LAYING ON RAW FISH INSIDE CONTAINER STORED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE TONGS WITH HANDLE ABOVE FOOD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD ON CONDIMENT SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD. SHELVING SHALL BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP INSIDE CABINETS AND REAR COMPARTMENTS OF FRYERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FRYERS. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON ROLLING CARTS AND SHELVING UNITS INSIDE COOLER AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, DISH WASHING, AND UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER AREAS.

When was Sammy's last inspected?

Sammy's has 7 inspections on record going back to July 13, 2015.

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 14% 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 September 10, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.