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Simi's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2019
- address6310 N Western Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Simi's clean?
Simi's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 20, 2019. 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 Simi's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO PERSON OR EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 (A) NO CITATION
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE FREEZER UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT MOP SINK FAUCET WITH GARDEN HOSE ATTACHED. MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES .
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR PILING PAINT AND PATCH HOLES ON WALL ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAINAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
When was Simi's last inspected?
Simi's has 10 inspections on record going back to December 30, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| February 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 11, 2019 | Fail | |
| February 7, 2019 | — | |
| January 28, 2019 | — | |
| January 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2017 | — | |
| January 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2015 | — |
Simi's 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 February 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.