Cooked?
Sam's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 15, 2012
- address5101 S Halsted St, Chicago 60609
Is Sam's clean?
Sam's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 15, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sam's?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on February 15, 2012. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Sam's last inspected?
Sam's has 3 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| February 15, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2012 | Fail |
Sam's vs Fuller Park
Fuller Park runs 61% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 89 clean, 36 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fuller Park, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 February 15, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.