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El Batey Cafe Y Mas
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 3, 2022
- address2525 N Laramie Ave, Chicago 60639
Is El Batey Cafe Y Mas clean?
El Batey Cafe Y Mas is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 3, 2022. 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 El Batey Cafe Y Mas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • FOUND EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE 2-DOOR COOLER IN THE PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER AT 50.0 F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED MASA INSIDE THE BASEMENT REFRIGERATION UNIT STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND A LEAK COMING FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF TRAINING.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN RECORDS FOR EMPLOYEE VACCINATION OR WEEKLY TESTING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN RECORD. • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN RECORD DESCRIBING THE PROTOCOL FOR CHECKING PROOF OF VACCINATION IN PUBLIC PLACES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN RECORDS FOR EMPLOYEE VACCINATION OR WEEKLY TESTING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN RECORD. • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN RECORD DESCRIBING THE PROTOCOL FOR CHECKING PROOF OF VACCINATION IN PUBLIC PLACES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Batey Cafe Y Mas last inspected?
El Batey Cafe Y Mas has 5 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| February 3, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2021 | — | |
| September 15, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
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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 February 3, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.