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7 Plates Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 8, 2019
- address2221 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614
Is 7 Plates Cafe clean?
7 Plates Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 8, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at 7 Plates Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENUS REGARDING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED EGGS, HOLLANDAISE SAUCE . INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED. (REFER TO HANDOUT)
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED ON RACKS IN REAR PREP/DISH AREA, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED ON RACKS IN REAR PREP/DISH AREA, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE ALL TORN GASKETS AND MAINTAIN. ALSO, REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN 2-DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM STOVE IN PREP AREA, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE MISSING HANDEL ON SAID COOLER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM WALL AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE FROM FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE STOVE IN THE PREP AREA. REPAIR HOLE IN WALL AROUND DUCTWORK IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST INSTALL SHATTERPROOF LIGHTS OR PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST INSTALL SHATTERPROOF LIGHTS OR PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
When was 7 Plates Cafe last inspected?
7 Plates Cafe has 16 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| November 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 1, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 20, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 28, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2017 | — | |
| July 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 22, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2014 | Fail |
7 Plates Cafe 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 24% 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 November 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.