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Employee's Cafeteria
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2019
- address350 N Orleans St, Chicago 60654
Is Employee's Cafeteria clean?
Employee's Cafeteria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 21, 2019. 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 Employee's Cafeteria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • SNEEZE GUARD FOR EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE FOOD LINE TOO SHORT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SNEEZE GUARD TO PROTECT SELF SERVICE FOOD
When was Employee's Cafeteria last inspected?
Employee's Cafeteria has 12 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| November 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2010 | Pass |
Employee's Cafeteria vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 November 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.