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Le Cafe Du Marche
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 19, 2018
- address131 N Clinton St, Chicago 60661
Is Le Cafe Du Marche clean?
Le Cafe Du Marche is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 19, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Le Cafe Du Marche?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 19, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, IN COOLTECH 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER. 45.7F, 3BS OF LENTIL SOUP: DATED 1/18/18, AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $25.00 47.2F, 3LBS OF BEEF STOCK: DATED 1/18/18, AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $25.00 OPERATION DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 6LBS AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $50.00 INFORMED OPERATION THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR COLD FOODS AND 140 DEGREES OR MORE FOR HOT FOODS. AIR TEMPERATURE OF COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION REGISTERED AT 37.1F CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-005 (A)
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK, CLOGGED WITH WATER POOLING IN SINK BASIN. INFORMED MANAGER THAT EXPOSED HAND SINKS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATIONS DURING. CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-030
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CAULKING ALONG LEFT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE EMBEDDING IN THE LINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE/RESEAL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CAULKING ALONG LEFT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE EMBEDDING IN THE LINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE/RESEAL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was Le Cafe Du Marche last inspected?
Le Cafe Du Marche has 15 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| January 19, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2015 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2014 | Fail | |
| May 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 1, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 27, 2012 | Pass |
Le Cafe Du Marche vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 January 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.