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Cafe Paris
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 16, 2025
- address3307 N Clark St, Chicago 60657
Is Cafe Paris clean?
Cafe Paris is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Paris?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD PRESENT AT THE FRONT HAND SINK SEPARATING FROM THE DUMP SINK IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO IT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD PROTECTING THE SINKS FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD PRESENT AT THE FRONT HAND SINK SEPARATING FROM THE DUMP SINK IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO IT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD PROTECTING THE SINKS FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN REAR PREP AREA TO BE WORKING WITH NO EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE WORKING WITH FOOD.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN REAR PREP AREA TO BE WORKING WITH NO EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE WORKING WITH FOOD.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED VARIOUS SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM WITH SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED VARIOUS SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM WITH SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE SMALLER ONE (1) OF THE TWO (2) THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE FULLY SHUT OFF, BLOCKED, AND NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. HOT AND COLD WATER TURNED OFF TO THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK, AND MANAGER STATES THAT THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT USE IT AS THERE IS NO NEED FOR IT. THE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO IT IS CURRENTLY IN USE AND ADEQUATE SIZE FOR FACILTIY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO EITHER REMOVE THE NON-FUNCTIONAL THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK IF NOT NECESSARY TO FUNCTION OF THE FACILITY, OR TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE BOTH HOT AND COLD WATER TO ALL BASINS OF THE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK, PER CITY CODE. • OBSERVED THE CLOSET IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE REAR BACK OF THE BASEMENT NEAR THE PATIO TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRASH, LOOSE PIECES OF METAL, AND SHELF PIECES COVERING THE FLOOR. INSRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND BROKEN PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED THE HVAC CLOSET BEHIND THE FRONT CASH REGISTER/SERVICE AREA TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRASH AND LOOSE COFFEE CUPS AND SUGAR PACKETS ON THE FLOOR IN THE CORNER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL LOOSE TRASH AND MAINTAIN FREE OF TRASH BUILD UP.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA WITH SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS TO NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE COVER OR SHATTER RESISTANT BULB. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING ON ALL LIGHTS IN STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA WITH SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS TO NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE COVER OR SHATTER RESISTANT BULB. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING ON ALL LIGHTS IN STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO NOT HAVE PROOF OF COMPLETION OF A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING COURSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO NOT HAVE PROOF OF COMPLETION OF A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING COURSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED MANAGER ON SITE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF COMPLETION OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Cafe Paris last inspected?
Cafe Paris has 3 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| May 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2024 | Pass |
Cafe Paris vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.