Cesar's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2010
• address3166-3168 N Clark St, Chicago 60657

Is Cesar's clean?

Cesar's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 1, 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 Cesar's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 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 cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. OBSERVED RAW BEEF AT 50F, SOUR CREAM AT 46F, CHEESE AT 46F, AND RAW CHICKEN AT 45F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARIL DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $150. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE THE POOLED WATER FROM INSIDE THE BASEMENT BAR BEER COOLER. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE NEW BAR AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE THE POOLED WATER FROM INSIDE THE BASEMENT BAR BEER COOLER. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE NEW BAR AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED A TAYLOR FROZEN DRINK MACHINE IN THE NEW BAR AREA WITHOUT HOT AND COLD WATER ACCESSIBLE TO THE UNIT TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE UNIT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CEASE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE UNTIL PROPER PLUMBING IS INSTALLED. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. • MUST REPAIR THE LEAKING FAUCET AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PREP AREA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

When was Cesar's last inspected?

Cesar's has 2 inspections on record going back to July 1, 2010.

Cesar's 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 19% 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 1, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.