Sergio's Place

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 26, 2018
• address6966 W North Ave, Chicago 60707

Is Sergio's Place clean?

Sergio's Place is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 26, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sergio's Place?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 26, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17: MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION OF REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N): NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-204.11: MUST INSTALL HANDWASH SINK IN THE BAR AREA AND IN THE KITCHEN AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(E): OBSERVED A SLIGHT DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11: MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.112: OBSERVED DEAD BUGS ON THE CEILING, WALL, FLOOR AND SINK OF THE DISHMACHINE AREA. MUST REMOVE DEAD BUGS, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AREAS. • 6-202.15: OBSERVED A 1/4 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE BACK ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL ENTRYWAYS TO PREVENT ENTRY OF PESTS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOCATION OF THE MOP SINK BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR INSPECTION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED A HOLES IN THE WALLS/CEILING OF THE HOT WATER TANK CLOSET. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON ALL THE TOILET ROOM'S EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON ALL THE TOILET ROOM'S EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367: MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B:3): PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION ON 10/19/18. VIOLATION STATES:"6-501.111:OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED APROX 150 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THE BACK ROOM, THE DISHWASHING AREA, THE DINING ROOM, AND THE BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR FURTHER SERVICE AND INSTRUCTION". FACILITY HAS CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY VACUUMING ALL OF THE OLD DROPPINGS FROM PREMISE, CLEANING, AND SANITIZING THE AFFECTED AREAS. PIC STATES THEY HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED THE VIOLATION DUE TO THE PIC BEING OUT OF TOWN AND UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION AT HAND. VIOLATION HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED ANDERSON PEST CONTROL IS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. THE SERVICE REPORT HAS NO ACTIVITY NOTED AT THIS TIME. ANDERSON WILL CONTINUE WEEKLY SERVICE CALLS UNTIL THE SITUATION HAS BEEN ABATED. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B:3): PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION ON 10/19/18. VIOLATION STATES:"6-501.111:OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED APROX 150 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THE BACK ROOM, THE DISHWASHING AREA, THE DINING ROOM, AND THE BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR FURTHER SERVICE AND INSTRUCTION". FACILITY HAS CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY VACUUMING ALL OF THE OLD DROPPINGS FROM PREMISE, CLEANING, AND SANITIZING THE AFFECTED AREAS. PIC STATES THEY HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED THE VIOLATION DUE TO THE PIC BEING OUT OF TOWN AND UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION AT HAND. VIOLATION HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED ANDERSON PEST CONTROL IS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. THE SERVICE REPORT HAS NO ACTIVITY NOTED AT THIS TIME. ANDERSON WILL CONTINUE WEEKLY SERVICE CALLS UNTIL THE SITUATION HAS BEEN ABATED. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Sergio's Place last inspected?

Sergio's Place has 11 inspections on record going back to April 21, 2014.

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Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.

Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 26, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.