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CLEAN RECORD

SOUTHSIDE AFRICAN RESTAURANT

8311 S BALTIMORE AVE, Chicago, IL 60617

This restaurant has a strong health inspection track record.

Based on recent inspections, this establishment maintains high food safety standards.

SafeScore

91/100

Inspections

2

Last Inspected

Apr 2025

Critical

0

Analysis

Violation Breakdown

6 total

contamination
350%
other
233%
hygiene
117%

Case History

Inspection Timeline

MinorOther

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP ARA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.

Code 37

MinorHygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER HAND WASHING SINKS IN REAR PREP AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAN.

Code 51

MinorOther

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

Code 57

MinorContamination

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED NO VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING FO ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS.

Code 58

MinorContamination

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS NOT COVERED IN WALK-IN COOLER AND REACH-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.

Code 39

MinorContamination

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED IN SERVING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS TO PROTECT LIP CONTACT SURFACES FROM CONTAMINATION.

Code 45

Data may be outdated

The last inspection on record is from April 2025359 days ago. Newer data may not yet be available from this jurisdiction.

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Data sourced from public health inspection records. SafeScore is computed from inspection results, violation severity, trends, and consistency. All data is public record. Last updated based on jurisdiction reporting schedules.