Knockbox Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 6, 2013
• address1001 N California Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Knockbox Cafe clean?

Knockbox Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 6, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Knockbox Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Foods inside coolers not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Cutting board and interior of ice machine not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ventilation covers through-out premises not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ventilation covers through-out premises not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not provided inside rear prep cooler. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside all coolers.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not provided inside rear prep cooler. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside all coolers.

When was Knockbox Cafe last inspected?

Knockbox Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2010.

Knockbox Cafe vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 December 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.