Knockbox Cafe

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

Is Knockbox Cafe clean?

Knockbox Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 2, 2014, 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 Pass on December 6, 2013. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

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 77% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 239 clean, 56 mid, 16 cooked.

Other spots in Humboldt Park

• ✕ Tacos Place's 1
  cooked · September 28, 2010
• ✓ Club Nutricional
  cooked · March 2, 2011
• ✓ Lulu's Food & Tobacco, Inc.
  cooked · November 22, 2010
• ✓ Darrell Bque House
  clean · August 9, 2010
• ✓ Walgreens #11410
  clean · April 1, 2010
• ✓ Monticello Food Mart, Inc
  cooked · January 8, 2010

See every restaurant inspection in Humboldt Park →

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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 December 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.