Emeche Cakery & Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 20, 2023
• address3453 S Prairie Ave, Chicago 60616
• cuisineBakery

Is Emeche Cakery & Cafe clean?

Emeche Cakery & Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 20, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Emeche Cakery & Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED ONE BULK STORAGE CONTAINER IN THE KITCHEN AREA NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINER BETWEEN THE STOVE AND PREP COOLER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET LEAKING FROM THE PIPE; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. OBSERVED A MISSING COLD WATER FAUCET KNOB AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR IN KITCHEN AREA AND FRONT SERVING AREA UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE CEILING VENTS IN THE KITCHEN AND WASHROOMS TO REMOVE LIGHT DUST OBSERVED.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND THAT CERTIFICATES MUST BE PRINTED OUT AND KEPT IN A FILE FOR REVIEW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND THAT CERTIFICATES MUST BE PRINTED OUT AND KEPT IN A FILE FOR REVIEW.

When was Emeche Cakery & Cafe last inspected?

Emeche Cakery & Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2019.

Emeche Cakery & Cafe vs Douglas

Douglas runs 69% clean across 115 tracked restaurants — 79 clean, 24 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 115 spots Cooked tracks in Douglas, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 20, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.