Cafecito Express

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 12, 2014
• address5220 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cafecito Express clean?

Cafecito Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cafecito Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED IMPROPER COVER TO CHEESE WARMER. MUST OBTAIN PROPER LID FOR WARMER. OBSERVED SUGAR IN BOWL FOR SELF SERVICE COFFEE WITHOUT LID. SUGAR NEEDS TO BE IN CONTAINER WHERE IT IS PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED ON EACH SIDE OF HANDSINK. SPLASH GUARDS NEED TO BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED. PAPER TOWEL HOLDER NEEDS TO BE MOVED NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK. • OBSERVVED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINER UNDER MICROWAVE. CARDBOARD IS PROHIBITED AND ALL SURFACES NEED TO BE NON POUROUS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED IMPROPER COVER TO CHEESE WARMER. MUST OBTAIN PROPER LID FOR WARMER. OBSERVED SUGAR IN BOWL FOR SELF SERVICE COFFEE WITHOUT LID. SUGAR NEEDS TO BE IN CONTAINER WHERE IT IS PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED ON EACH SIDE OF HANDSINK. SPLASH GUARDS NEED TO BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED. PAPER TOWEL HOLDER NEEDS TO BE MOVED NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK. • OBSERVVED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINER UNDER MICROWAVE. CARDBOARD IS PROHIBITED AND ALL SURFACES NEED TO BE NON POUROUS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNCLEAN: ALL SHELVES ANS TABLES NEED TO BE WIPED DOWN AND SANITIZED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER MICROWAVE, UNDER SHELVING, ION CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS. ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER MICROWAVE, UNDER SHELVING, ION CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS. ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED FAUCET LEAKING AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AND WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM ATTACHED TO FAUCET OF EXPOSED HAND SINK. LEAK MUST BE REPAIRED AND WATER FILTRATION DEVICE MUST BE REMOVED FROM EXPOSED HADN SINK. EXPOSED HADN SINK MUST NOT BE USED TO FILL COFFEE POTS OR OTHER USES AND IS STRICTLY FOR HANDWASHING ONLY.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT REFRIGERATORS ARE MAINTAINING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT REFRIGERATORS ARE MAINTAINING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED UNECESSARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING PIZZA WAARMER AND EXTRA FOOD RACKS. ALL UNECESSARY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REDUCE CLUTTER AND REDUCE INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED CASES OF SODA AND BOXES OF CHIPS ON FLOOR. ALL FOOD ITEMS NEED TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

When was Cafecito Express last inspected?

Cafecito Express has 2 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2012.

Cafecito Express vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 December 12, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.