Cafe Sophie

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 21, 2023
• address847 N State St, Chicago 60610

Is Cafe Sophie clean?

Cafe Sophie is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 21, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Sophie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • EXTERIOR FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR IS LEFT OPEN WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS TO ENTER. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CRATES USES AS SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN AREA. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH SHELVING THAT IS EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH AND THE SURFACE OF SHELVING IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, DURABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN DRY STORAGE AREA. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE FOR CURRENT PENDING CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CITY/PENDING CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE ON SITE

When was Cafe Sophie last inspected?

Cafe Sophie has 3 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2022.

Cafe Sophie vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Cafe Sophie
  clean · March 10, 2022
• ✓ Ambassador Hotel
  clean · September 28, 2021
• ✓ Ambassador Hotel
  clean · September 28, 2021
• ✓ Ambassador Hotel
  clean · September 28, 2021
• ✓ La Borra Del Cafe
  clean · February 7, 2022
• ✓ Cafe Sophie
  clean · March 10, 2022

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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 June 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.