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Destination Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 11, 2026
- address451 W 31St St, Chicago 60616
Is Destination Cafe clean?
Destination Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Destination Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS ON PREMISES IN KITCHEN NOT WEARING APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE.Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS ON PREMISES IN KITCHEN NOT WEARING APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • FOUND WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE AND NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AS REQUIRED WHEN NOT IN USE; INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES (TOPS AND BOTTOM AREA), BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS, BOTTOM AREA OF DISHMACHINE, SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, DIRT AND FOOD PARTICLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
When was Destination Cafe last inspected?
Destination Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 6, 2025 | Pass |
Destination Cafe vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.