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Cafe Ballou, Llc
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2014
- address939 N Western Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Cafe Ballou, Llc clean?
Cafe Ballou, Llc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 27, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Ballou, Llc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATOR.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATOR.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT ARTICLES IN PREP AND BASEMENT AREAS. ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE AREAS.
When was Cafe Ballou, Llc last inspected?
Cafe Ballou, Llc has 6 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| August 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2010 | Pass |
Cafe Ballou, Llc 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 0% 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 August 27, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.