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La Catedral Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 26, 2019
- address4544 N Western Ave, Chicago 60625
Is La Catedral Cafe clean?
La Catedral Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 26, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Catedral Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 26, 2019, 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 EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010,NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP HEAD, AND DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES) ON SITE TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE UPPER PANEL OF ICE MAKER AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE KITCHEN 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED CHICKEN AT 54.7F,HAM AT 51.9F,EGGS AT 50.3F,CHEESE AT 53.0F,PORK CHORIZO AT 54.0F,CUT TOMATOES 51.9F,MILK AT 53.4F,CREAM CHEESE AT 52.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 15# OF FOOD WORTH $100.00.COLD TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. COS.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS (SALSAS,BEANS,CHICKEN ETC) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS TO A REMINDER STATEMENT THAT STATES THAT EATING RAW OR UNDER COOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE KITCHEN 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AT 52.3F.THE MENTIONED COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.MUST EMPTY THE UNIT AND HAVE IT REPAIRED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS AN AIR TEMPERATURE 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED. - COS
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN 3 DOOR COOLER AT FRONT COFFEE PREPARATION AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET AT MIDDLE DOOR OF THE 3 DOOR COOLER AT FRONT COFFEE PREPARATION AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE,COFFEE ESPRESSO MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS ON WALLS/CEILINGS AT FRONT COFFEE PREPARATION AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY FOR CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
When was La Catedral Cafe last inspected?
La Catedral Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| April 26, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2017 | — | |
| April 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 17, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 28, 2015 | Pass |
La Catedral Cafe vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 April 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.