M J Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 5, 2024
• address11956 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Is M J Cafe clean?

M J Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 5, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at M J Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ONLY ONE STOPPER FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SURFACES UNDER FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO SHELVING INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES IN WALLS AND FLOORS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was M J Cafe last inspected?

M J Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2024.

M J Cafe vs West Pullman

West Pullman runs 61% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 37 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 August 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.