3 SAUCES
2002 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616
Last inspected Aug 22, 2025
Official source: Chicago Department of Public Health (chicago.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 5 inspections on record for 3 SAUCES, spanning March 2022 to August 2025 — every one straight from Chicago Department of Public Health.
The trend is positive: it improved from conditional at the previous visit to passed now.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Aug 22, 2025
✓Jul 29, 2024
!1 violation
- 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. FOUND EGGS RANGING 53.0F-54.0F IN THE REFRIGERATOR. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS DISCARDED AT $55 DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MUST KEEP ALL COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATIONISSUED. | 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED TWO EMPLOYEES WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE TEMPERATURE GAUAGE ON THE STAND-ALONE REFRIGERATOR DAMAGED. NOT SHOWING CORRECT TEMPERATURE OF THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED NOT TO RELY ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUAGE UNTIL REPAIR AND READING CORRECT TEMPERATURE OF UNIT. | 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING ONE SINK STOPPER FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, USED FOR WAREWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITH A SLOW DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Mar 24, 2023
✓1 violation
- 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE NEEDS CLEANING IN THE CORNER AREAS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WHERE NEEDED. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AROUND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.
Mar 24, 2022
✓Mar 16, 2022
✕1 violation
- 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: NO PEST CONTROLON SITE. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN BOOK AND MAINTAIN. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAK AT 3 COMPLARTMENT SINK P TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS AND WALLS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: HOOD VENTILATION IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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