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La Caffe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 7, 2021
- address3502 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60634
Is La Caffe clean?
La Caffe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 7, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Caffe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 7, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS, AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN COFFEE PREPARATION AREA.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE COFFEE PREPARATION AREA.
When was La Caffe last inspected?
La Caffe has 9 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| June 7, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 1, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2010 | Pass |
La Caffe vs Dunning
Dunning runs 64% clean across 296 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 63 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 7, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.