Aramark - Cafe Central

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 6, 2026 →
• address5758 S Maryland Ave, Chicago 60637

Is Aramark - Cafe Central clean?

Aramark - Cafe Central is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Aramark - Cafe Central?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Aramark - Cafe Central last inspected?

Aramark - Cafe Central has 10 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2023.

Aramark - Cafe Central vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 76% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 25 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

Other spots in Washington Park

• ✓ Aramark - Billings Kitchen
  clean · August 6, 2026
• ✓ Mcdonald's
  clean · October 14, 2025
• ✓ Twinspot
  clean · September 12, 2025
• ✓ Jenin Food Inc
  clean · June 16, 2023
• ✓! Dr Market
  mid · November 20, 2025
• ✓ Sharks Seafood
  clean · December 16, 2024

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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