Semiramis

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 27, 2021
• address4639-4641 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Semiramis clean?

Semiramis is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 27, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Semiramis?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 27, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE TOUCH READY-TO-EAT FOODS WITH THEIR BARE HANDS WHILE PREPARING AND PLATING FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT BARE HAND CONTACT IS PROHIBITED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND SOAP WAS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WAS PROVIDED DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C).
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • DETAIL CLEAN THE PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, GRILL, STOVE, STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2456762 ON 11/17/20 NOT CORRECTED: 49 - DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER. 56 - THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 56 - CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. 56 - OBSERVED SEVERAL NON-WORKING LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. 58 - NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2456762 ON 11/17/20 NOT CORRECTED: 49 - DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER. 56 - THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 56 - CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. 56 - OBSERVED SEVERAL NON-WORKING LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. 58 - NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.

When was Semiramis last inspected?

Semiramis has 4 inspections on record going back to November 17, 2020.

Semiramis vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 October 27, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.