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Smoked Soul
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 1, 2017
- address9044 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620
Is Smoked Soul clean?
Smoked Soul is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 1, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Smoked Soul?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS RAW CHICKEN WERE BEING PREPARED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS ARE BEING SERVED OR PREPARED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED FOOD INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA TO BE OPEN, NO COVER, AND NO LABEL ON THEM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPER PROPERLY WITH COVERS AND LABEL THEM.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED FOOD INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA TO BE OPEN, NO COVER, AND NO LABEL ON THEM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPER PROPERLY WITH COVERS AND LABEL THEM.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED ONE REACH-IN COOLER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND A WARMING TABLE IN THE SAME LOCATION NOT MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN CONDITION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED ONE REACH-IN COOLER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND A WARMING TABLE IN THE SAME LOCATION NOT MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN CONDITION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER THE STOVE AND UNDER THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER THE STOVE AND UNDER THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOLE ABOVE WATER HEATER AND AROUND PIPING IN WATER HEATER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED UNTREATED WOOD BEHIND GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/SEAL AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOLE ABOVE WATER HEATER AND AROUND PIPING IN WATER HEATER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED UNTREATED WOOD BEHIND GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO BETTER ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT 6 INCH OFF THE FLOOR FOR BETTER FLOOR CLEANING AND PREVENT FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
When was Smoked Soul last inspected?
Smoked Soul has 5 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 29, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| December 1, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 12, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 28, 2017 | — |
Smoked Soul vs Washington Heights
Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.
Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 December 1, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.