Cooked?
Level 2/ Employees Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 24, 2019
- address633 N St Clair St, Chicago 60611
Is Level 2/ Employees Cafe clean?
Level 2/ Employees Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 24, 2019. 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 Level 2/ Employees Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MISSING A SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT PREP AREA HAND WASH SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ICE SCOOP HOLDERS AND SODA GUN DISPENSERS NOT CLEAN INSIDE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST INSTALL A BARRIER BETWEEN BROOMS HOLDER AND CLEAN DISHES RACK NEXT TO MOP SINK • MISSING GROUT WITH AT FLOOR TILES NEXT TO DISH MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Level 2/ Employees Cafe last inspected?
Level 2/ Employees Cafe has 14 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| May 10, 2021 | — | |
| September 24, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 5, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2014 | Fail | |
| November 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2013 | Pass |
Level 2/ Employees Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Near North Side
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 September 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.