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Cafe 251
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2014
- address251 E Huron St, Chicago 60611
Is Cafe 251 clean?
Cafe 251 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 14, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe 251?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2014. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Cafe 251 last inspected?
Cafe 251 has 12 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| July 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 18, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2013 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2011 | Fail |
Cafe 251 vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 July 14, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.