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Francesca's Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 15, 2017
- address852 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Francesca's Cafe clean?
Francesca's Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 15, 2017. 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 Francesca's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE DEEP FREEZER TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
When was Francesca's Cafe last inspected?
Francesca's Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| May 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 1, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 25, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2013 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2012 | Fail |
Francesca's Cafe vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 May 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.