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Serai
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2016
- address2171 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Serai clean?
Serai is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 14, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Serai?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED FOOD STORED INSIDE TIN CAN IN THE SERVICE COOLER BY THE COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN APPROVED CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS....ALSO NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED AND/OR USED BY DATE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED FOOD STORED INSIDE TIN CAN IN THE SERVICE COOLER BY THE COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN APPROVED CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS....ALSO NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED AND/OR USED BY DATE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED GREASE ACCUMULATION OF FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED GREASE ACCUMULATION OF FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE PREP 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND SLOW WATER DRAIN AT THE HAND WASH SINK OF SAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Serai last inspected?
Serai has 6 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| July 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 12, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2015 | — |
Serai vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 July 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.