Thalia's Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 8, 2017
• address3156 N Austin Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Thalia's Restaurant clean?

Thalia's Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 8, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Thalia's Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 8, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED RUST BUILD-UP AT BASEBOARD (UNDER DOOR) AROUND (2) WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REMOVE RUST AND PAINT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED RUST BUILD-UP AT BASEBOARD (UNDER DOOR) AROUND (2) WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REMOVE RUST AND PAINT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHT BULBS MUST BE SHIELDED IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLUTTER AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. NO MILK CRATES.

When was Thalia's Restaurant last inspected?

Thalia's Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2016.

Thalia's Restaurant vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Belmont Cragin

• ✓ Thalia's Restaurant
  clean · February 8, 2017
• ✓ Living Good Coffee
  cooked · July 7, 2016
• ✓ Khloe Mini Mart
  clean · August 18, 2016
• ✓ Estilo De Vida
  cooked · July 15, 2016
• ✓! Tierra Mexicana
  cooked · August 15, 2019
• ✓ El Azteca
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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 8, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.