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Don Chema
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 26, 2020
- address2331 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Don Chema clean?
Don Chema is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 26, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Don Chema?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 26, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.15 OBSERVED CARDBOARD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FROM THE FLOOR.
When was Don Chema last inspected?
Don Chema has 15 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 26, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 18, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 15, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 19, 2014 | Pass |
Don Chema vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 26, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.