Blue Plate Catering Ltd.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2015
• address1061 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60607
• cuisineCatering

Is Blue Plate Catering Ltd. clean?

Blue Plate Catering Ltd. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 7, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Blue Plate Catering Ltd.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIORS OF ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ON COOK LINE(DEEP FRYERS, COOKING OVENS, AND GRILLS), EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR STORAGE AREA, DUST BUILD-UP ON COILS IN WALK-IN COOLER, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND STORAGE RACKS WHERE DRT AND DUST BUILD-UP IS PRESENT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL STOCK, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL STOCK, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • : REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT MADE OF AN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL UNCLEAN SMOOTH CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN ALL GREASE BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUSTS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • : REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT MADE OF AN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL UNCLEAN SMOOTH CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN ALL GREASE BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUSTS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • : ALL FOOD/LIQUOR STORAGE AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED FREE OF CLUTTER WITH FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL.

When was Blue Plate Catering Ltd. last inspected?

Blue Plate Catering Ltd. has 11 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2010.

Blue Plate Catering Ltd. vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 7, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.