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Chicago Cafe Caterers
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 1, 2019
- address1629 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60622
- cuisineCatering
Is Chicago Cafe Caterers clean?
Chicago Cafe Caterers is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 1, 2019. 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 Chicago Cafe Caterers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED IMPROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST PROPERLY DATE MARKING TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON LIGHT SHIELD COVERS ABOVE PREP TABLES IN FRONT PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATED ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE BATHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATED ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE BATHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Chicago Cafe Caterers last inspected?
Chicago Cafe Caterers has 13 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| September 16, 2020 | — | |
| August 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2011 | Pass |
Chicago Cafe Caterers vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 August 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.