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Calypso Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 8, 2010
- address5211 S Harper Ave, Chicago 60615
Is Calypso Cafe clean?
Calypso Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 8, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Calypso Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 8, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL FRYERS AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE ALL GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN THE HOOD OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN BASEMENT BEHIND SODA FOUNTAIN DISPENSER.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN BASEMENT BEHIND SODA FOUNTAIN DISPENSER.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREA AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO REPAIR OPENINGS IN WALLS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER DISH MACHINE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREA AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO REPAIR OPENINGS IN WALLS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER DISH MACHINE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • . Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.
When was Calypso Cafe last inspected?
Calypso Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| September 8, 2010 | Pass |
Calypso Cafe vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, 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 September 8, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.