Cooked?Explorer Cafe
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The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 1, 2014 →
- address1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60605
Is Explorer Cafe clean?
Explorer Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Explorer Cafe?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2014. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Explorer Cafe last inspected?
Explorer Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to April 1, 2014.
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April 1, 2014 Pass
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View full inspection →Explorer Cafe vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 81% clean across 298 tracked restaurants — 237 clean, 50 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 298 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 1, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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