Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedNovember 25, 2019
• address8443-8445 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60656

Is Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante clean?

Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 25, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN, CHEESE, PIZZA ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND SINKS INCLUDING HAND SINK INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOM.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST IDENTIFY PRODUCT SHELF LIFE OR "CONSUME BY" DATING (7 DAYS FROM PREPARATION DATE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY OR DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER POSTED AND ON MENUS FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOUTION.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP (IN BAR AREA) IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP (IN BAR AREA) IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WORN OUT CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SEAMS AND STAIN ON TOP OF (2) PREP COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR SURFACE AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (FRYER, STOVE, GRILL) WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND ESPRESSO MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/COOKING AREA AND FLOORS BEHIND BAR. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. • USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (05-15-2017) POSTED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B) CITATION ISSUED
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (05-15-2017) POSTED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B) CITATION ISSUED

When was Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante last inspected?

Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante has 10 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2012.

Cafe Il Cortile Restaurante vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 November 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.