Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe

• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 8, 2013
• address1539 E 53Rd St, Chicago 60615

Is Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe clean?

Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 8, 2013. 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 Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2013. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe last inspected?

Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to November 8, 2013.

Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, 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 November 8, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.