O's Donuts & Cafe Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations5
• last inspectedSeptember 5, 2019
• address7601 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60652

Is O's Donuts & Cafe Inc clean?

O's Donuts & Cafe Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at O's Donuts & Cafe Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED NO DIPPER WELL FOR ICE CREAM SCOOPS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED NO DIPPER WELL FOR ICE CREAM SCOOPS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN HAND WASHING SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN HAND WASHING SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM, SMOOTHIES, AND SPECIALTY COFFEE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILTY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED NO STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUUATE STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SPILLS AND GREASE BUILDUP INSIDE CABINETS UNDER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION ABOVE DONUT FRYER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION ABOVE DONUT FRYER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

When was O's Donuts & Cafe Inc last inspected?

O's Donuts & Cafe Inc has 5 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2017.

O's Donuts & Cafe Inc vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 September 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.