Cinnamon Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2010
• address2949 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Cinnamon Cafe clean?

Cinnamon Cafe is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 19, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Cinnamon Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.NO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITH CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZADROUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS NEXT TO HAND SINK FRONT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD. REMOVE UTENSILS AND REWASH/SANITIZE THEM KEEP AWAY FROM HAND SINK.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS NEXT TO HAND SINK FRONT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD. REMOVE UTENSILS AND REWASH/SANITIZE THEM KEEP AWAY FROM HAND SINK.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.OBSERVED FRONT SMALL FREEZER EXCESSIVE ICE, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN. ALSO OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED COUPLE CEILING TILES WATER DAMAGED INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED COUPLE CEILING TILES WATER DAMAGED INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.OBSERVED 2 LIGHTS OUT REAR PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

When was Cinnamon Cafe last inspected?

Cinnamon Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2010.

Cinnamon Cafe vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, 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 19, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.