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Siri Indian Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 4, 2026
- address1520 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Siri Indian Restaurant clean?
Siri Indian Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Siri Indian Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WASHING MULTI USE EQUIPMENT WITH ONLY SOAP AND WATER, RINSING OFF WITH WATER AND PLACING ON SHELF TO DRY . 3-COMPARTMENT SINK 3RD BASIN EMPTY AND WITHOUT ANY SANITIZER USED. INSTD ON PROPER SET UP OF SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE OF ALL MULTI USE EQUIPMENT. MULTI USE EQUIPMENT WAS PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED AFTER INSTRUCTED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025 PRIORITY
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • IMPROPER THAWING OF FROZEN CHICKEN IN STANDING WATER IN PREP SINK. INSTD TO THAW PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, UNDER REFRIGERATION, ETC.Approved Thawing Methods Used • IMPROPER THAWING OF FROZEN CHICKEN IN STANDING WATER IN PREP SINK. INSTD TO THAW PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, UNDER REFRIGERATION, ETC.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA AND IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAINContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA AND IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND WALL. INSTD TO STORE KNIVES PROPERLY AND MAINTAINIn-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND WALL. INSTD TO STORE KNIVES PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALL CUTTING BOARDS THROUGH OUT DEEPLY SCORED AND WITH DARK STAINS. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN • BLACK CRATES WITH OPENINGS AS STORAGE BINS FOR VEGETABLES IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO USE PROPER STORAGE BINS THAT ARE DURABLE, SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION: ALL ROLLING CARTS, ALL STORAGE RACKS, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, MIXER, ALL PREP TABLES, AND ALL COUNTERTOPS THROUGH OUT PREMISES. INSTD TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN FREE OF DEBRIS, DIRT.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALLS AND FLOOR THROUGH OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN, HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF FOOD SPLATTER, GREASE, DIRT, AND DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. TOILET ROOM DOORS AND WALK IN COOLER DOOR NOT CLEAN, HEAVY BLACK DEBRIS ACCUMULATION . INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD FILTERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAMEAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD FILTERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
When was Siri Indian Restaurant last inspected?
Siri Indian Restaurant has 22 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 26, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2022 | Pass |
Siri Indian Restaurant vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 June 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.