Wazobia African Cuisine

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 15, 2012
• address6221 N Clark St, Chicago 60660

Is Wazobia African Cuisine clean?

Wazobia African Cuisine is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 15, 2012. 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 Wazobia African Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE RUBBER GASKET FOR INSIDE OF THE TWO REACH DOOR COOLER
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE RUBBER GASKET FOR INSIDE OF THE TWO REACH DOOR COOLER
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL ALL HOLES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, INCLUDING STORAGE. REMOVE ALL PAPER LINER ON SHELVES AND WALL, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL ALL HOLES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, INCLUDING STORAGE. REMOVE ALL PAPER LINER ON SHELVES AND WALL, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT STAFF/CUSTOMERS WASHROOM
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE NON-THREADED FAUCET FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ORGANIZE BASEMENT AREA,SWEEP SAID AREA AND ELEVATE ITEMS NEEDED 6" OFF THE FLOOR. HOT WATER TANK IS STORED IN BASEMENT. ALSO ELEVATE ITEMS NEEDED AT REAR HALLWAY

When was Wazobia African Cuisine last inspected?

Wazobia African Cuisine has 2 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2012.

Wazobia African Cuisine vs Edgewater

Edgewater runs 39% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 382 clean, 97 mid, 512 cooked.

Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, 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 15, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.