Bucktown Soup Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 12, 2010
• address1840 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Bucktown Soup Cafe clean?

Bucktown Soup Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 12, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bucktown Soup Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 12, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DATE ON PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DATE ON PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY OPENED CAN FOODS INTO PLASTIC,GLASS OR STAINLESS CONTAINERS BEFORE STORING IN THE COOLER.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY OPENED CAN FOODS INTO PLASTIC,GLASS OR STAINLESS CONTAINERS BEFORE STORING IN THE COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENTS WITH DEBRIS OR STAINS MOP SINK AT REAR,TOILET BOWL AND HAND WASH SINK IN TOILET.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DAMAGED SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET DOOR.

When was Bucktown Soup Cafe last inspected?

Bucktown Soup Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2010.

Bucktown Soup Cafe vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 October 12, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.