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Serena Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 2, 2022
- address2309-2311 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Serena Restaurant clean?
Serena Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 2, 2022. 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 Serena Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 2, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLING UNITS.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS ON SHELVES IN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA WITH NO LABELS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS FOR ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOWLS AND OTHER UTENSILS STORED FACING UP ON SHELVES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOWLS AND OTHER UTENSILS STORED FACING UP ON SHELVES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER BEING STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED, UNNECSSARY EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
When was Serena Restaurant last inspected?
Serena Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 2, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2020 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 19, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 15, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 3, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2015 | Pass |
Serena Restaurant vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 June 2, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.