Saritas Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 26, 2012
• address3500 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Saritas Restaurant clean?

Saritas Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 26, 2012. 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 Saritas Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 26, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS FOR TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER AT PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS FOR TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER AT PREP AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NOTED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP ON EQUIPMENT;INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, OVEN IN THE KITCHEN AND SHELVING UNITS AT DISH WASHING AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT DISH WASHING AREA, KITCHEN, BASEMENT AND STORAGE ROOM, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT DISH WASHING AREA, KITCHEN, BASEMENT AND STORAGE ROOM, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENINGS ON WALLS INSIDE DISH WASHING AREA AND ONE WASHROOM. ALSO CLEAN VENT COVER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENINGS ON WALLS INSIDE DISH WASHING AREA AND ONE WASHROOM. ALSO CLEAN VENT COVER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPAIR LIGHT FIXTURES AT DINING ROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER NOTED INSIDE THE STORAGE ROOM AND BASEMENT; MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.

When was Saritas Restaurant last inspected?

Saritas Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to November 26, 2012.

Saritas Restaurant vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 26, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.