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Cafe Orchid
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 11, 2021
- address1746 W Addison St, Chicago 60613
Is Cafe Orchid clean?
Cafe Orchid is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2021. 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 Orchid?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-201.11 NOTED LOOSE AND BROKEN LIDS AT THE CHEST FREEZERS AT THE REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 NOTED LEAKAGE AT BOTTOM PIPPING OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
When was Cafe Orchid last inspected?
Cafe Orchid has 24 inspections on record going back to January 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| May 11, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 12, 2020 | — | |
| July 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 30, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 26, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2017 | Fail |
Cafe Orchid vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 May 11, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.