Madison Street Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 23, 2015 →
• address70 W Madison St, Chicago 60602

Is Madison Street Cafe clean?

Madison Street Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on June 16, 2016, 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 October 23, 2015. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Madison Street Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2015, 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
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Madison Street Cafe last inspected?

Madison Street Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2010.

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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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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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