Siam Pasta is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 29, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Siam Pasta?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π°handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible β’ 6-301.14 OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING THE EMPLOYEE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT PACKAGE/ORDER PREP AREA IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT/ DINING AREA AND IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE.
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ 3-307.11 OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA NEAR THE LAST COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARMENT SINK WITHOUT A SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARD AT THE SAID HANDWASHING SINK. β’ 3-307.11 OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DINING AREA OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE THE SAID ICE SCOOP AND MAINTAIN.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ 3-307.11 OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA NEAR THE LAST COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARMENT SINK WITHOUT A SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARD AT THE SAID HANDWASHING SINK. β’ 3-307.11 OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DINING AREA OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE THE SAID ICE SCOOP AND MAINTAIN.
β οΈUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ 4-904.11 OBSERVED THE TABLEWARE (FORKS, SPOONS, AND BUTTER KNIVES) NOT STORED PROPERLY IN THE PACKAGE/ORDER PREP AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DINING AREA IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID TABLEWARE AND MAINTAIN.
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ 4-904.11 OBSERVED THE TABLEWARE (FORKS, SPOONS, AND BUTTER KNIVES) NOT STORED PROPERLY IN THE PACKAGE/ORDER PREP AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DINING AREA IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID TABLEWARE AND MAINTAIN.
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT, IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SEVERE GREASE BUILD UP ON THE PIPES AND CONDUITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN SAID EQUIPMENT.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ 6-201.11 OBSERVED THE CEILING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT DUST BUILD UP ON THE VENTILATION ATTACHMENT AND THE CEILING TILE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID CEILING TILE AND THE VENTILATION ATTACHMENT.
β οΈAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ 6-501.14 OBSERVED THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH GREASE BUILD UP ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID VENTILATION SYSTEM MORE FREQUENTLY AND MAINTAIN
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ 6-501.14 OBSERVED THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH GREASE BUILD UP ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID VENTILATION SYSTEM MORE FREQUENTLY AND MAINTAIN
When was Siam Pasta last inspected?
Siam Pasta has 19 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
October 27, 2023
closed by the city
December 29, 2022
Pass
December 6, 2022
Fail
June 18, 2021
Pass w/ Conditions
March 18, 2021
Pass
November 18, 2019
Pass
September 19, 2019
Fail
August 20, 2018
Pass w/ Conditions
May 8, 2017
Pass w/ Conditions
December 16, 2016
Pass w/ Conditions
May 18, 2016
Pass w/ Conditions
June 25, 2015
Pass
Siam Pasta vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants β 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 42% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 29, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.