Cafe 75

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 21, 2024
• address7550 S Halsted St, Chicago 60620

Is Cafe 75 clean?

Cafe 75 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 21, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Cafe 75?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ,SQUEEZE BOTTLES AND SHAKERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 15 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON WHEEL BASES OF STEAM TABLE,STOVE,FRYER CABINETS,PREP COOLERS,UNDERSIDE OF UPPER PLATE OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND ON FLOOR. ALSO APPX. 30 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON LOWER SHELF OF STEAM TABLE,FOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/21/24.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,STEAM TABLE, GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLE, PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF ALL EQUIPMENT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST SEAL ALL GAPS, CRACKS AND CREVICES AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, AROUND DOOR FRAME , TRIMS,WALLS & BASES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT, FLOOR TILE IN CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOM. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD ROACHES FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT. • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.DUST FROM WALL VENTS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN MOPSINK AREA,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,SERVICE COUNTER. • OBSERVED WARPED PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA AND PREP AREA MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

When was Cafe 75 last inspected?

Cafe 75 has 7 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2022.

Cafe 75 vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 June 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.