Cafe Touche

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 16, 2026 →
• address6731 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631

Is Cafe Touche clean?

Cafe Touche is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 16, 2026. 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 Touche?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Cafe Touche last inspected?

Cafe Touche has 25 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

History worth a look: 4 of these 12 displayed graded visits read cooked. The current result above stands on its own.

Cafe Touche vs Edison Park

Edison Park runs 82% clean across 55 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 10 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 55 spots Cooked tracks in Edison Park, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

Other spots in Edison Park

• ✓! Caponies Express
  cooked · November 15, 2010
• ✓ Grazie Coffee Shop, Llc
  cooked · September 7, 2010
• ✓ Fernando's Mexican Grill & Pizza
  cooked · January 25, 2011
• ✓ The Curragh Irish Pub
  cooked · April 8, 2015
• ✓ Le Flour Bake Shop & Market Inc.
  cooked · June 15, 2017
• ✓! P & S Meats
  mid · June 3, 2026

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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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