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Arabesk Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 19, 2014
- address3737 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Arabesk Cafe clean?
Arabesk Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 19, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Arabesk Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 19, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Cooking equipment, exhaust hood and filters, coolers and storage shelves not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sAnitize daily.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor in storage room, behind equipment and along wallbase not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor in storage room, behind equipment and along wallbase not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light bulbs in prep area not shielded. Instructed to install shatter proof bulbs or install shields or light covers.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Unnecessary articles stored in storage closet. Instructed to remove all unsued articles and elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.
When was Arabesk Cafe last inspected?
Arabesk Cafe has 12 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| March 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2014 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2014 | — | |
| July 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 21, 2012 | — | |
| January 6, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 29, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 22, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 20, 2010 | Fail |
Arabesk Cafe vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 March 19, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.