Le Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 31, 2017 →
• address4655 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Le Cafe clean?

Le Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 20, 2019, 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 July 31, 2017. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Le Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 31, 2017, 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
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met

When was Le Cafe last inspected?

Le Cafe has 15 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Le Cafe vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 79% clean across 379 tracked restaurants — 296 clean, 72 mid, 6 cooked.

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• ✓ Brew Camp
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• ✓ Subway
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• ✓ Barba Yianni Taverna
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• ✓ Barba Yianni Taverna
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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.

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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 July 31, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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