Marcela's Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 18, 2019
• address3721 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Marcela's Cafe clean?

Marcela's Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 18, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Marcela's Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 18, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION -NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED INCOMPLETE DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS BEING HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF COOLERS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS ON MENU.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE. • MUST LABEL PACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS IN FRYER CABINET.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHILEDS ON LIGHTS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHILEDS ON LIGHTS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2232290 10/25/18 NOT CORRECTED #58- OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2232290 10/25/18 NOT CORRECTED #58- OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)

When was Marcela's Cafe last inspected?

Marcela's Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2018.

Marcela's Cafe vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 July 18, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.