Galapagos Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2010 →
• address3213 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618

Is Galapagos Cafe clean?

Galapagos Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on June 22, 2012, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on September 16, 2010. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Galapagos Cafe?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2010. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Galapagos Cafe last inspected?

Galapagos Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to September 16, 2010.

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Irving Park runs 78% clean across 369 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 74 mid, 5 cooked.

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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 September 16, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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