Copernicus Foundation

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 8, 2019 →
• address5214-5216 W Lawrence, Chicago 60630

Is Copernicus Foundation clean?

Copernicus Foundation is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 8, 2019. 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 Copernicus Foundation?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

When was Copernicus Foundation last inspected?

Copernicus Foundation has 8 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2012.

Copernicus Foundation vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 76% clean across 369 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 73 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 369 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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