The Optima Chicago

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 9, 2018
• address1252 N Wells St, Chicago 60610

Is The Optima Chicago clean?

The Optima Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 9, 2018. 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 The Optima Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2018, 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 certified food manager on duty and no certified food managers certificate posted to view while potentially hazardous foods are being prepared, handled and served such as (raw beef and mussels). Informed manager that a certified food manager must be on site and post certificate at all times, whenever potentially hazardous foods are on site. Serious violation # 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Observed 2 inch hole on prep table shelving in dish washing area. Instructed manager to repair and maintain at all times. Observed chipped paint on wire shelving racks in walk in cooler. Informed manager that all surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable. Instructed manager to resurface/ replace and ensure surface is smooth and easily cleanable and easily cleanable. Observed raw wood shelving in 2nd floor Beverage closet. Instructed manager to seal and ensure surface is smooth and easily cleanable. Maintain at all times.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Observed 2 inch hole on prep table shelving in dish washing area. Instructed manager to repair and maintain at all times. Observed chipped paint on wire shelving racks in walk in cooler. Informed manager that all surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable. Instructed manager to resurface/ replace and ensure surface is smooth and easily cleanable and easily cleanable. Observed raw wood shelving in 2nd floor Beverage closet. Instructed manager to seal and ensure surface is smooth and easily cleanable. Maintain at all times.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Observed excessive grease buildup on hood filters above flat top grill station. Instructed manager to detail clean and maintain at all times.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Observed drain tube for soda gun resting in dump sink. Instructed manager to run drain tube to existing plumbing drain. Maintain at all times. Observed a kitchen/dish pit area, from previous business Salpicon, on 3rd floor. Manager VicTtor Bermudez noted that ares will not be used for production, prep or service. At time of inspection space was used as storage for restaurant and dining room equipment. Instructed to contact inactivate all water lines in said area or to reactivate lines to ensure proper water pressure. CDPH if space is used for production, prep or service.

When was The Optima Chicago last inspected?

The Optima Chicago has 12 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2010.

The Optima Chicago vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 9, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.