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Bistro Cafe (Employee Cafe)

January 26, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings1
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE SALAD BAR COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE SAID COOLER.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 18, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.