Sayat Nova

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 15, 2019
• address157 E Ohio St, Chicago 60611

Is Sayat Nova clean?

Sayat Nova is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 15, 2019. 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 Sayat Nova?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2019, 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 HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO TO MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE AND KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED RAW AND/ OR POTENTIALLY UNDER COOKED ITEMS ON MENU WITHOUT REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BOTH ON ALL MENUS BEING USED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF ONIONS AND RICE IN REAR PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK ITEMS WITH COMMON NAME OF PRODUCT.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR EXIT DOOR TO DINING ROOM WITH WITH DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A TORN GASKET ON TALL 2 DOOR COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A BROKEN BASEBOARD WITH SEVERAL HOLES IN MEN'S WASHROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST ALSO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was Sayat Nova last inspected?

Sayat Nova has 14 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sayat Nova vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.