Let Them Eat Cake

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 17, 2016
• address5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Let Them Eat Cake clean?

Let Them Eat Cake is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 17, 2016. 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 Let Them Eat Cake?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • COFFEE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. BAG IN THE BOX HOLDER IN NEED SOF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FANS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FANS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • THERMOMETER NEEDED IN REACH IN COOLER. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • THERMOMETER NEEDED IN REACH IN COOLER. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED. KNIFE CANNOT BE BETWEED WALL AND SINK. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED. KNIFE CANNOT BE BETWEED WALL AND SINK. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Let Them Eat Cake last inspected?

Let Them Eat Cake has 8 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2010.

Let Them Eat Cake vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in West Elsdon

• ✓ Manny's Express Midway
  cooked · May 17, 2016
• ✓ Sprigs
  cooked · February 7, 2017
• ✓ Taylor Street Market
  cooked · March 23, 2017
• ✓ Oak Street Beach Cafe/Red Mango
  cooked · March 23, 2017
• ✓ Millers Pub
  cooked · March 23, 2017
• ✓ Jewel / Osco
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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 May 17, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.