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D'cuba Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2019
- address5653 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
Is D'cuba Restaurant clean?
D'cuba Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at D'cuba Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 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 • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
When was D'cuba Restaurant last inspected?
D'cuba Restaurant has 13 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| January 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 16, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 9, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2015 | Fail | |
| March 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2014 | — | |
| February 5, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
D'cuba Restaurant vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 January 29, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.