Pancake Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 22, 2021 →
• address3801-3805 N Broadway, Chicago 60613

Is Pancake Cafe clean?

Pancake Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on November 30, 2021, 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 22, 2021. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Pancake Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 22, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected

When was Pancake Cafe last inspected?

Pancake Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2018.

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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 22, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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