Nlu Cafeteria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 21, 2019
• address900 N North Branch St, Chicago 60642

Is Nlu Cafeteria clean?

Nlu Cafeteria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 21, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Nlu Cafeteria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENUS REGARDING RAW EGGS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED. (REFER TO HANDOUT)
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED IN THE SERVERY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED IN THE SERVERY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON BLAST CHILLER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL STORAGE SHELVING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, AND CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ALL UPRIGHT COOLER/FREEZER UNITS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WATER AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZERS, AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

When was Nlu Cafeteria last inspected?

Nlu Cafeteria has 3 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2018.

Nlu Cafeteria 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 21% 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 May 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.