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Catalpa Kitchen
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 15, 2016
- address2800 W Logan Blvd, Chicago 60647
Is Catalpa Kitchen clean?
Catalpa Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 15, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Catalpa Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • Found front prep hand sink with utensil and debris inside. No drying device or paper towels at this sink as well. Found service station hand sink with strainer and debris inside. Instructed all hand sinks must be stocked with soap, paper towel and hot/cold water at all times. Hand sink may not be used for any other purpose other than hand washing. Hand sinks must be easily accessible at all times. Operator removed items from hand sinks, and supplied paper towels during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-030.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • No City of Chicago certified manager on site while potentially hazardous foods being prepped, cooked or served (mole sauce, turkey sausage, salad, etc.). Instructed City of Chicago certified manager must be present at all times (when the restaurant is operating). Serious violation 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Operator stated rear ice bucket in server station is for customer ice. Instructed must provide lid for container to protect ice from contamination. (Operator stated from ice bin is used strictly for cooling items.)Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Operator stated rear ice bucket in server station is for customer ice. Instructed must provide lid for container to protect ice from contamination. (Operator stated from ice bin is used strictly for cooling items.)
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Found ice dispensing utensil stored inside container for customer ice. Instructed to properly store utensil in a clean, separate container. Operator corrected during inspection.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Found ice dispensing utensil stored inside container for customer ice. Instructed to properly store utensil in a clean, separate container. Operator corrected during inspection.
When was Catalpa Kitchen last inspected?
Catalpa Kitchen has 6 inspections on record going back to June 30, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| July 15, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2015 | — |
Catalpa Kitchen vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 42% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 555 clean, 142 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 July 15, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.