Shirley Soul Food And Catering

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 4, 2015
• address641 E 75Th St, Chicago 60619

Is Shirley Soul Food And Catering clean?

Shirley Soul Food And Catering is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 4, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Shirley Soul Food And Catering?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 4, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HOT FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPURATURES IN THE FRONT HOT HOLDING UNIT. CHOP STEAK, 125.2F, 5 LBS VALUED AT $20, BAKED CAJUN CHICKEN, 125.2F, 5LBS, VALUED AT $20. GREEN BEANS WITH MEAT, 129.6F, 2.5 LBS, VALUED AT $5, MACARONI & CHEESE, 127F, 5LBS VALUED AT $35. EMPLOYEE VOLUTARILLY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 140F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND DEEP FREEZER IN REAR PREP. DICONTIUNE USE OF GROCERY BAGS, AND DUCT TAPE ON PIPE UNDER 3 COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND DEEP FREEZER IN REAR PREP. DICONTIUNE USE OF GROCERY BAGS, AND DUCT TAPE ON PIPE UNDER 3 COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR OF FRYER, STOVE, INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER, UNDER 3 COMP SINK, AND ALL KITCHEN SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS IN REAR PREP, AND FRONT CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. ALSO, FLOOR IN REAR PREP IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE FIX, SO IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS IN REAR PREP, AND FRONT CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. ALSO, FLOOR IN REAR PREP IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE FIX, SO IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT IN THE KITCHEN, AND BROKEN WALL BASE IN KITCHEN. ALSO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM WINDOW SILL IN CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT IN THE KITCHEN, AND BROKEN WALL BASE IN KITCHEN. ALSO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM WINDOW SILL IN CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED LEAK FROM PIPE UNDER 3 COMP SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE OFFICE AND REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND CLEAN. REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.

When was Shirley Soul Food And Catering last inspected?

Shirley Soul Food And Catering has 10 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2013.

Shirley Soul Food And Catering vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 4, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.