Bombon Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 14, 2014
• address36 S Ashland, Chicago 60607

Is Bombon Cafe clean?

Bombon Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bombon Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET AND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREA UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREA UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR IN BASEMENT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT EACH FAUCET ON THE MOP SINK IN BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE COFFEE MAKER OR PROVIDE PROOF OF INSTALLATION. NOTED EXCESSIVE FOUL ODORS IN ENCLOSED GARBAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA AND REMOVE FOUL ODORS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL STORAGE ROOMS UTILIZED.

When was Bombon Cafe last inspected?

Bombon Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2010.

Bombon Cafe 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 30% 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 May 14, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.