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Fannie's Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 17, 2018
- address5040-5044 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Fannie's Cafe clean?
Fannie's Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 17, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Fannie's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 (A) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 (a) NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING FOR BULK CONTAINERS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3-304.14 (B)(1) CLOTHS IN USE FOR WIPING COUNTERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT SURFACES MUST BE HELD BETWEEN USES IN A BUCKET WITH CHEMICAL SANITIZER SOLUTION.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-901.13 (B) SILVERWARE ON TABLE SETTINGS MUST BE WRAPPED, COVERED OR RESET WHEN CUSTOMER IS SEATED TO PREVENT PUBLIC CONTAMINATIONUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-901.13 (B) SILVERWARE ON TABLE SETTINGS MUST BE WRAPPED, COVERED OR RESET WHEN CUSTOMER IS SEATED TO PREVENT PUBLIC CONTAMINATION
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH IN FREEZER (NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA) WITH EXCESSIVE FROOD DEBRIS AND ICE ACCUMULATION. • 4-202.16 NOTED MILK CRATES ARE USED AS STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY USE RAISED SHELVES FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. NO MILK CRATES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH POOLED WATER INSIDE BOILER ROOM IN REAR AREA. • 6-201.16 (A) INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE HEAVY WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE REAR AREA. • 6-501.114 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, ITEMS NO LONGER USED STORED INSIDE (2) BOILER ROOM AND INSIDE STORAGE ROOM IN REAR AREA OF PREMISE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. • 6-501.16 ALL CLEANING EQUIPMENT (MOPS, BROOMS ETC) MUST BE STORED OFF THE FLOOR.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • PA-100-0367 FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION PA 100-0367
When was Fannie's Cafe last inspected?
Fannie's Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 17, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 24, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2015 | Pass |
Fannie's Cafe vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 August 17, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.