Caldero

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 16, 2016
• address1420 N Western Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Caldero clean?

Caldero is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Caldero?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOORS OF TWO COMPARTMENT REACH-IN COOLER UNDER THE PANINI MACHINE.NEED TO REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOORS OF TWO COMPARTMENT REACH-IN COOLER UNDER THE PANINI MACHINE.NEED TO REPLACE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • HOOD AND EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GREASE UNDER THE DEEP FRYER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GREASE UNDER THE DEEP FRYER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NO LIGHT SHIELD PROVIDED AT LIGHT INSIDE THE TWO DOOR COOLER BY THE SHELF AT NORTH SITE OF THE KITKEN.NEED TO PROVIDE WITH END CAPS.BURNED LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD,REPLACE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN NEED OF REMOVAL. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN,IN BASEMENT AREA.MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE .
  Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE .

When was Caldero last inspected?

Caldero has 4 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2015.

Caldero 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 30% 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 June 16, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.