Te'amo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2024
• address36 S Michigan, Chicago 60603

Is Te'amo clean?

Te'amo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Te'amo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (SUGAR, FLOUR) IN THE REAR WITH THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD ITEM.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE INSIDE OF ICE IN THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF FOOD ITEM OR ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SURFACE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE INSIDE OF ICE IN THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF FOOD ITEM OR ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SURFACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SPILLED BEVERAGE RESIDUE ON THE BOTTOM OF TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPING IN THE FRONT AND REAR HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WET MOPS STORED INSIDE OF MOP BUCKETS IN THE REAR UTILITY AREA. MUST HANG MOPS TO ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY.

When was Te'amo last inspected?

Te'amo has 3 inspections on record going back to June 1, 2023.

Te'amo vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 November 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.