So Bowl Thai

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2024
• address6247 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60646

Is So Bowl Thai clean?

So Bowl Thai is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at So Bowl Thai?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED BULK FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE CONTAINERS ON SHELVES NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED SOME USE OF PALLETS AND MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE KITCHEN AREA, DISHWASHING AREA AND BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES OR PALLETS FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL • NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER UNIT ON SHELVES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY WALLS AT THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was So Bowl Thai last inspected?

So Bowl Thai has 5 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2022.

So Bowl Thai vs Forest Glen

Forest Glen runs 77% clean across 113 tracked restaurants — 87 clean, 15 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 113 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Glen, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.