Cafe Bleu

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 5, 2019
• address7224 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60631

Is Cafe Bleu clean?

Cafe Bleu is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 5, 2019. 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 Bleu?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND REAR STORAGE AREA (WITH PREP TABLE, TOASTER AND PANINI MACHINE), INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL ADJACENT TO REAR PREP AREA OR REMOVE PREP TABLE, PANINI MACHINE AND TOASTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS IN REAR MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY USE STORAGE SHELVES. NO MILK CRATES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND 2 BURNER GAS STOVE (FOR HOT WATER) IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPER VENTILATION OR REMOVE THE SAID 2 BURNER GAS STOVE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND 2 BURNER GAS STOVE (FOR HOT WATER) IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPER VENTILATION OR REMOVE THE SAID 2 BURNER GAS STOVE.

When was Cafe Bleu last inspected?

Cafe Bleu has 3 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2018.

Cafe Bleu vs Edison Park

Edison Park runs 68% clean across 114 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 22 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 114 spots Cooked tracks in Edison Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.