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Comfort African Cuisine
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 26, 2025
- address2835 N Broadway, Chicago 60657
Is Comfort African Cuisine clean?
Comfort African Cuisine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Comfort African Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO INDIVIDUAL WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. (HANDLES CHICKEN, FISH, ETC.) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. MUST PROVIDE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. MANAGER CALLED ON PHONE AND STATED THEY WERE AWAY AT EITHER THE ALDERMAN, SOME OFFICE, OR BUYING GROCERIES. MANAGER DID NOT SHOW UP AT ALL.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS, DRINKS, AND BOXED GOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STAIRWELL LEADING TO THE 2ND FLOOR, VARIOUS BAGS OF FLOURS AND GRAINS ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE CLOSET BY THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM, AND STORAGE BINS AND BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN THE BELOW STAIRS DRY STORAGE AREA LOCATED IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS, DRINKS, AND BOXED GOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STAIRWELL LEADING TO THE 2ND FLOOR, VARIOUS BAGS OF FLOURS AND GRAINS ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE CLOSET BY THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM, AND STORAGE BINS AND BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN THE BELOW STAIRS DRY STORAGE AREA LOCATED IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT STORED ON THE FLOOR AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE SECOND FLOOR AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT STORED ON THE FLOOR AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE SECOND FLOOR AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT OF THE MINI FRIDGE AT FRONT BAR TO BE HEAVILY SOLED AND HAVE BUILT UP ICE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE LIGHT IN THE SIDE DRY STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM TO NOT HAVE A COVER/PROTECTIVE SHIELDING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE LIGHTS IN STORAGE AREAS HAVE A PROTECTIVE SHEILD. • OBSERVED TWO (2) OF FIVE (5) LIGHTS IN THE OVERHEAD EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE NOT FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/PROVIDE BULBS TO HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN PREP AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE LIGHT IN THE SIDE DRY STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM TO NOT HAVE A COVER/PROTECTIVE SHIELDING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE LIGHTS IN STORAGE AREAS HAVE A PROTECTIVE SHEILD. • OBSERVED TWO (2) OF FIVE (5) LIGHTS IN THE OVERHEAD EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE NOT FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/PROVIDE BULBS TO HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN PREP AREA.
When was Comfort African Cuisine last inspected?
Comfort African Cuisine has 5 inspections on record going back to June 1, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 1, 2023 | Fail |
Comfort African Cuisine 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 51% 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 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.