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Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 5, 2020
- address3808-3810 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino clean?
Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 5, 2020. 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 Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE DRINK COOLER LOCATED BEHIND CHECKOUT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES. • OBSERVED TORN AND BROKEN GASKETS ON PREP COOLER LOCATED IN PREP AREA ACROSS FROM STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED LEAK COMING FROM INSIDE PREP COOLER LOCATED ACROSS FROM STOVE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED LARGE 2 DOOR COOLER IN REAR OF BAKERY SECTION AND UNUSED STOVE IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER REPAIR ITEMS SO THAT THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES. • OBSERVED MULTIPLE CEILING PANELS IN BAKERY PREP AREA DAMAGED, BROKEN, AND CAVING IN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES. Thursday, October 29, 2020
When was Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino last inspected?
Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino has 17 inspections on record going back to November 22, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| November 5, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 16, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2020 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 24, 2019 | Fail | |
| June 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2016 | Pass |
Sierra & Sons Y Su Sabor Latino vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 November 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.