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Cache'
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2026
- address1446 N Wells St, Chicago 60610
Is Cache' clean?
Cache' is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 10, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cache'?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE TOILET ROOMS AND THE HAND WASHING STATIONS IN THE BAR AREA AND THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER HAND WASHING SIGNAGE FOR ALL AREAS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN WOMEN TOILET ROOM AND UNISEX TOILET ROOM IN THE UPSTAIRS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE KITCHEN THAT THE STAFF WILL USE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE STAFF TOILET ROOM NEAR THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN WOMEN TOILET ROOM AND UNISEX TOILET ROOM IN THE UPSTAIRS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE KITCHEN THAT THE STAFF WILL USE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE STAFF TOILET ROOM NEAR THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Cache' last inspected?
Cache' has 3 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2023 | Fail |
Cache' vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 February 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.