Blue Plate Catering Ltd.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 23, 2026
• address333 N Ogden Ave, Chicago 60607
• cuisineCatering

Is Blue Plate Catering Ltd. clean?

Blue Plate Catering Ltd. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Blue Plate Catering Ltd.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER USING BARE HANDS TO HANDLE READY TO EAT VEGETABLES AND ASSEMBLING SPRING ROLLS. BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD IS PROHIBITED. INSTD TO WEAR GLOVES, USE UTENSILS, ETC. SPRING ROLLS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 3LBS. $30 VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • OBSERVED RAW TROUT STORED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE COOKED CHICKEN IN WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE READY TO EAT PASTRY TOPPINGS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO STORE RAW FOODS PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS IMPROPER STORED IN WALK IN COOLER AND SHELVES IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO STORE EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS IN DESIGNATED AREA AND MAINTAIN
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS IMPROPER STORED IN WALK IN COOLER AND SHELVES IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO STORE EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS IN DESIGNATED AREA AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • EYEWASH STATIONS ATTACHED TO HANDWASH SINK FAUCETS IN HOT LINE KITCHEN #1 AND #2. INSTD TO REMOVE EYEWASH STATIONS AND MAINTAIN HANDWASH SINKS FOR HANDWASHING ONLY
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • EYEWASH STATIONS ATTACHED TO HANDWASH SINK FAUCETS IN HOT LINE KITCHEN #1 AND #2. INSTD TO REMOVE EYEWASH STATIONS AND MAINTAIN HANDWASH SINKS FOR HANDWASHING ONLY
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT RESTRAINTS FOR BEARDS. INSTD TO WEAR BEARD RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN
  Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT RESTRAINTS FOR BEARDS. INSTD TO WEAR BEARD RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE UNDERNEATH UNSHIELDED SEWER LINES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO RE LOCATE OR HAVE LINES PROPERLY SHIELDED TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE UNDERNEATH UNSHIELDED SEWER LINES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO RE LOCATE OR HAVE LINES PROPERLY SHIELDED TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALUMINUM FOIL ON BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABLE IN HOT KITCHEN #1. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET AND SMALL PIPE UNDERNEATH LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WORN SURFACES ON WALLS SURROUNDING WAREAWASHING UNITS AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTD TO REPAIR WALLS AND MAINTAIN. • WHITE WALLS IN WAREWASHING ROOMS NOT CLEAN, BLACK/GREEN SUBSTANCE NOTED ON WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Blue Plate Catering Ltd. last inspected?

Blue Plate Catering Ltd. has 16 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Blue Plate Catering Ltd. vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 June 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.