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Native Foods Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2022
- address1484 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Native Foods Cafe clean?
Native Foods Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Native Foods Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
When was Native Foods Cafe last inspected?
Native Foods Cafe has 20 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| August 25, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 9, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 2, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2015 | Fail |
Native Foods Cafe vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 25, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.