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Cafe Society Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 28, 2025
- address205-209 E 18Th St, Chicago 60616
Is Cafe Society Inc. clean?
Cafe Society Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 28, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Society Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS AND RAW FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THREE PREP COLD HOLDING UNITS, SUCH AS 10 LBS OF RAW GROUND BEEF AT 49.2F, 5LBS OF SHREDDED CHEESE AT 49.8F AND 3LBS OF SLICED TOMATOES 47.4F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 18LBS AT $150. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • NOTED IMPROPER COLD-HOLD TEMPERATURES OF 50.2F, 49.5F, AND 55.4F AT THREE PREP COOLERS IN KITCHEN. INFORMED ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS SHALL MAINTAIN A PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. REFRIGERATOR UNITS MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CDPH). PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED."
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INSTALLED ON FOOD TRAILER ON SIDE OF RESTAURANT WITH NO AVAILABLE WATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT THIS AREA CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PRE-PACKAGED ITEMS AND STORAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030. CITATION ISSUED.
When was Cafe Society Inc. last inspected?
Cafe Society Inc. has 14 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 22, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 9, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 9, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2016 | Pass |
Cafe Society Inc. vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 July 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.