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Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2025
- address75 E Washington St, Chicago 60602
Is Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly clean?
Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 13, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED RUST LIKE SUBSTANCE IN INTERIOR OF DIPPER WELL IN FRONT PREP AREA AND AROUND INTERIOR DRAIN IN SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF DIPPER WELL IN FRONT PREP AREA AND AROUND INTERIOR DRAIN OF SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO PREP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A MINIMUM OF ONE PREP SINK FOR FOOD PREPARARTION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY FOOD PREPARTION AREA. • OBSERVED STOPPER UNDERNEATH RINSE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK FROM STOPPER UNDERNEATH RINSE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED NON SMOOTH WOODEN WALL BEHIND, TO LEFT AND RIGHT OF UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE WOODEN WALL BEHIND, TO LEFT AND RIGHT OF UTILITY SINK SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, WALLS AND WALL COVERINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED TAPE AND CARDBOARD COVERING VENT IN HOOD IN REAR PREP AREA ABOVE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE AND CARDBOARD COVERING VENT IN HOOD IN REAR PREP ABOVE PREP TABLE, SURFACES OF VENT IN HOOD SHALL DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED UNUSED LARGE ICE MACHINE AND UNUSED UPRIGHT FREEZER WRAPPED IN PLASTIC WRAP IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE NO LONGER USED EQUIPMENT FROM FACILITY, THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. • OBSERVED OPENING IN WALL(NORTH EAST WALL) ABOVE LOWER PANEL TO THE RIGHT OF UTILITY SINK.INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR NORTH EAST WALL ABOVE LOWER PANEL TO THE RIGHT OF UTILITY SINK FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING TILE AROUND EXTENSION CORD IN AREA WITH UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE WITH EXTENSION CORD IN AREA WITH UTILITY SINK FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN EASTSIDE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN EASTSIDE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. • OBSERVED DIM LIGHTING IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED FLICKERING LIGHT IN WALK IN FREEZER AND OBSERVED DIM AREAS IN REAR OF WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN WALK IN FREEZER.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN EASTSIDE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN EASTSIDE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. • OBSERVED DIM LIGHTING IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED FLICKERING LIGHT IN WALK IN FREEZER AND OBSERVED DIM AREAS IN REAR OF WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN WALK IN FREEZER.
When was Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly last inspected?
Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly has 1 inspection on record going back to November 13, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2025 | Pass |
Chicago Cozy Comforts / Paleta Belly vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.