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Eats And Sweets Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 31, 2018
- address1636 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Eats And Sweets Cafe clean?
Eats And Sweets Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 31, 2018. 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 Eats And Sweets Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 31, 2018, 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(A)-OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(A) NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED - -
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A)(2) FOUND TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: 10# OF COOKED CHICKEN BREAST AT TEMP OF 48.0F TO 48.6F; 3# OF FETA CHEESE AT TEMP OF 53.6F TO 57F,BOTH PRODUCTS WERE STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE KITCHEN,(WHICH UNITS MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF 39.5F) . FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER. POUNDS 13 ,VALUE 47 . PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17(A) ALL PREPARED FOODS IN COOLERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARATION DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE WITHIN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED -
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-305.13 FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS, MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME -
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11(2) ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS STORED IN BASEMENT THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE. -Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11(2) ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS STORED IN BASEMENT THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE. -
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.16 WHITE CHEST FREEZER INTERIOR LINER BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION, IN THE KITCHEN,REPLACE. • 4-204.120 ACCUMULATION OF ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE WHITE CHEST FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C): ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE OVEN, DRY STORAGE AND UNDER EQUIPMENT,INCLUDED WHEELS FOR THE EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN. - -
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.16 FOUND FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD UP,DEBRIS AROUND MOP SINK,ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS,CORNERS, UNDER THE SHELVES AND BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGH-OUT.RE-SEAL UNSEALED BASEBOARD WALL UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN. • 6-501.11: OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL BEHIND THE TOILET BOWL IN WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. GREASE AND DEBRIS ON WALLS IN THE KITCHEN SPECIALLY UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 NO ALL EMPLOYEES HAS FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. -All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 NO ALL EMPLOYEES HAS FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. -
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN -
When was Eats And Sweets Cafe last inspected?
Eats And Sweets Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 31, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2014 | Pass |
Eats And Sweets Cafe vs North Center
North Center runs 41% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 402 clean, 74 mid, 495 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, 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 August 31, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.