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Cafe 312
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2015
- address20 W Kinzie St, Chicago 60654
Is Cafe 312 clean?
Cafe 312 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 15, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cafe 312?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, REGULAR MILK, SOY MILK AND LACT AID MILK AT 43.4F-44.5F IN THE COFFEE STATION. WHITE BEANS IN THE SALAD BAR AT 54.4F. MANAGER DENATURED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $13.OO TOTAL 3.5 LBS. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR WITH ACCUMULATED DUST INSIDE THE VENTILATION ROOM. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER ASKED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE TO CLEAN THE VENTILLATION ROOM DURING INSPECTION.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR WITH ACCUMULATED DUST INSIDE THE VENTILATION ROOM. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER ASKED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE TO CLEAN THE VENTILLATION ROOM DURING INSPECTION.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING AROUND THE VENTILATION IN THE PREP AREA WITH DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING AROUND THE VENTILATION IN THE PREP AREA WITH DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Cafe 312 last inspected?
Cafe 312 has 6 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| January 15, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2012 | Pass |
Cafe 312 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 12% 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 January 15, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.