Family Grounds Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2012
• address3652 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60613

Is Family Grounds Cafe clean?

Family Grounds Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Family Grounds Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LOOSE HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT 1COMP SINK IN THE COFFEE SERVICE AREA LINE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AT ALL COOLERS AND REFRIGERATORS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AT ALL COOLERS AND REFRIGERATORS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE REAR HALLWAY AND COFFEE SERVICE LINE. MUST REMOVE OFF PREMISES ALL NON OPERABLE EQUIPMENT(GELATO DISPLAY CASE AND COLD HOLDING UNIT).
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES IN FOOD PREP AREAS.

When was Family Grounds Cafe last inspected?

Family Grounds Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2012.

Family Grounds Cafe vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 6, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.