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Junebug Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 16, 2023
- address851 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Junebug Cafe clean?
Junebug Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Junebug Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS GUMBO WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED QAC TEST STRIPS APPEAR OLD AND DISCOLORED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO THE UTILITY SINK LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL UNDER ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Junebug Cafe last inspected?
Junebug Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| June 16, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 4, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2021 | — |
Junebug 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 14% 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 June 16, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.