Soul Food

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 18, 2010 →
• address11956 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Is Soul Food clean?

Soul Food is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 16, 2013, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on November 18, 2010. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Soul Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Soul Food last inspected?

Soul Food has 5 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2010.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 18, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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