Ecos Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 15, 2026
• address836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Ecos Cafe clean?

Ecos Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. 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 Ecos Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. BASIN BLOCK WITH RACK INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PIC HAD RACK REMOVED FROM HANDWASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE FOOD DISPLAY COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: BACON EGG AND CHEESE BREAKFAST SANDWICH 48.9F, BREAKFAST BURRITO AT 52.3F, BREAKFAST ENGLISH MUFFIN AT 46.6F IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 9 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $50.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP/STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WATER SPRAYING TO THE SIDE FROM FAUCET, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

When was Ecos Cafe last inspected?

Ecos Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to April 15, 2026.

Ecos Cafe vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

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  clean · May 5, 2026
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• ? Jimmy John's
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• ✓ Seven Star
  clean · January 31, 2013
• ✓! Shiroi-Hana Restaurant
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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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.