Sapori

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 20, 2014
• address2701 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614

Is Sapori clean?

Sapori is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 20, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Sapori?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT,AND ALL REACH IN COOLERS IN THE FIRST FLOOR, AND BASEMENT.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT,AND ALL REACH IN COOLERS IN THE FIRST FLOOR, AND BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT WITH ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR PANEL OF THE DOOR OF ONE OF THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT BROKEN,NOT MAINTAINED. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR. MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM 2ND FLOOR, AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT WITH ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR PANEL OF THE DOOR OF ONE OF THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT BROKEN,NOT MAINTAINED. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR. MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM 2ND FLOOR, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND TUBE BESIDE THE HOOD IN THE KITCHEN,FIRST FLOOR WITH HEAVY DUST/GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. FAN GUARD OF THE ONE REACH IN COOLER WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. CEILING ABOVE THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT ANY DUST AND CONTAMINATION.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND TUBE BESIDE THE HOOD IN THE KITCHEN,FIRST FLOOR WITH HEAVY DUST/GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. FAN GUARD OF THE ONE REACH IN COOLER WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. CEILING ABOVE THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT ANY DUST AND CONTAMINATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MISSING LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE ONE DOOR REACH IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT, MUST PROVIDE. MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN THE KITCHEN. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR THE LIGHT ON THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON THE COFFEE MACHINE AND CAPPUCCINO MACHINE ON THE 2ND FLOOR, IST FLOOR AND BASEMENT. SLOW DRAINING OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Sapori last inspected?

Sapori has 5 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2011.

Sapori vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Sapori
  clean · October 18, 2011
• ✓ Cba-Belmont
  clean · February 2, 2026
• ✓ Hydrate / Elixir
  clean · June 30, 2011
• ✓ Mr.Taco
  cooked · July 25, 2011
• ✓! The Dugout
  cooked · June 3, 2016
• ✓ Lina Pita
  cooked · June 27, 2011

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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 20, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.