Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 15, 2016
• address1231 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics clean?

Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 15, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 15, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NOTED DUST ACCUMULATING ON THE FAN COVER IN THE PRODUCE COOLER. ALSO NOTED SMALL PATCHES OF LIGHT GRAY, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FRONT OF THE ICE MACHINE DROP PLATE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THESE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED DEBRIS AND DIRT ACCUMULATING IN THE CORNER BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED DEBRIS AND DIRT ACCUMULATING IN THE CORNER BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED THE BULB IN THE 2 DOOR PRODUCE COOLER IS UNSHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MANAGER ON SITE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT ALL STAFF MEET THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROOF THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MEET FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS ON SITE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • MANAGER ON SITE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT ALL STAFF MEET THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROOF THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MEET FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS ON SITE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

When was Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics last inspected?

Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics has 6 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2010.

Uncle Sammy's Sandwich Classics vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 August 15, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.