Mcgowan South Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedFebruary 19, 2025 →
• address1110 W Belden Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Mcgowan South Cafe clean?

Mcgowan South Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 21, 2026, 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 w/ Conditions on February 19, 2025. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Mcgowan South Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Mcgowan South Cafe last inspected?

Mcgowan South Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to January 7, 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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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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