Caponies Express

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 15, 2010
• address6694 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631

Is Caponies Express clean?

Caponies Express is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 15, 2010. 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 Caponies Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MEETING PROPER TEMPERATURE ON THE HOT HOLDING DISPLAY WARMER. CHEESE, SAUSAGE, PEPPERONI, PAN PIZZA AT 90F, 100F, 120F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL HOT FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 140F ON HOT HOLDING UNIT DURING DISPLAY.CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $38.00 AND TOTAL 7 LBS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. ALLL CLEAN POTS AND PANS, MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. ALLL CLEAN POTS AND PANS, MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR THE X2 GARBAGE CANS IN THE PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR THE X2 GARBAGE CANS IN THE PREP AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food 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 CLEAN IN DETAIL THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE WARMING CABINET AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️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 CLEAN IN DETAIL THE LIGHT SHIELD AND THE HOOD WITH MINIMAL DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION AND MAINTAIN.
  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 CLEAN IN DETAIL THE LIGHT SHIELD AND THE HOOD WITH MINIMAL DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE DOOR OF THE WASHROOM.(ONE THAT IS CLOSE TO THE SODA ROOM)NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO READJUST TO CLOSE THE DOOR ALL THE WAY.

When was Caponies Express last inspected?

Caponies Express has 2 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2010.

Caponies Express vs Edison Park

Edison Park runs 68% clean across 114 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 22 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 114 spots Cooked tracks in Edison Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 November 15, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.