Caffe Gelato

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 6, 2019
• address2034 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Caffe Gelato clean?

Caffe Gelato is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Caffe Gelato?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR RECEIVING DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST SEAL AND MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE COFFEE ESPRESSO MACHINES, ICE MACHINE AND REAR SERVICE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A FEW BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPAIR OR PROVIDE MISSING WALL TILES ON WASHROOM WALL. MUST MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS VENTILATION VENTS IN REAR OF PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS VENTILATION VENTS IN REAR OF PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Caffe Gelato last inspected?

Caffe Gelato has 2 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2019.

Caffe Gelato vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 March 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.