Sarks In The Park

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 17, 2016
• address444 W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago 60614

Is Sarks In The Park clean?

Sarks In The Park is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 17, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sarks In The Park?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1770386 5/9/16 #22-STILL NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHECKING SANITIZER SOLUTION AT 3- COMP SINK.DEMONSTRATED TO MANAGER ON HOW TO SET UP 3- COMP SINK AND MEASURE SANITIZER SOLUTION THAT IS NEEDED IN SANITIZER COMPARTMENT FOR PROPER CONCENTRATION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1770386 5/9/16 #22-STILL NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHECKING SANITIZER SOLUTION AT 3- COMP SINK.DEMONSTRATED TO MANAGER ON HOW TO SET UP 3- COMP SINK AND MEASURE SANITIZER SOLUTION THAT IS NEEDED IN SANITIZER COMPARTMENT FOR PROPER CONCENTRATION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE TRIM AT COUNTER TOP OF COFFEE TABLE,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM PREP TABLE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE TRIM AT COUNTER TOP OF COFFEE TABLE,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM PREP TABLE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM USED AND UNUSED PREP COOLERS AND REFRIGERATORS,STOVE,GRILL TABLE.OVERHEAD SHELVING UNITS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLE,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL,MOPSINK BASIN.ROLLING CART,MEAT SLICER,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE UNDER PREP COOLER AND SHELVING UNIT BEHIND COOLER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE UNDER PREP COOLER AND SHELVING UNIT BEHIND COOLER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE ,DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK AND ICE MACHINE,HOLES IN WALLS IN PREP AREA,STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA,FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREA ,DISH WASHING AREA,NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE ,DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK AND ICE MACHINE,HOLES IN WALLS IN PREP AREA,STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA,FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREA ,DISH WASHING AREA,NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE AND 1 MORE SINK STOPPER FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN

When was Sarks In The Park last inspected?

Sarks In The Park has 4 inspections on record going back to December 29, 2015.

Sarks In The Park vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 May 17, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.