Cesar's On Broadway

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 24, 2025
• address2924-2926 N Broadway, Chicago 60657

Is Cesar's On Broadway clean?

Cesar's On Broadway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cesar's On Broadway?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND INSIDE EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED OPENINGS 1/2 AT THE BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOORS. MUST MAKE DOORS RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE SUGAR CONTAINER IN BASEMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE SCOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE. OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BINS IN BAR AREAS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE SUGAR CONTAINER IN BASEMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE SCOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE. OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BINS IN BAR AREAS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES FOR ELEVATED FOOD AND ITEMS. MUST REMOVE PLASTIC CRATES AND PROVIDE APPROVE SHELVING. • OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMEN STOPPERS MISSING AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT THE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT NEXT TO PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF DOOR CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR DEVICE. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAINED.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT NEXT TO PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF DOOR CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR DEVICE. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT ALL DRY STORAGE CLOSETS AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN PREP AND AT THE BARS ON THE SECOND FLOORS AND WHEREVER NEEDED.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE ANDC MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE ANDC MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

When was Cesar's On Broadway last inspected?

Cesar's On Broadway has 28 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cesar's On Broadway vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.