Patel's Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 28, 2019
• address2600 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Patel's Cafe clean?

Patel's Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 28, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Patel's Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 28, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OUTSIDE THE CONTAINER.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE PREP SINK AND THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE PREP SINK AND THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED TWO EMPLOYEES IN THE PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND HELPING IN THE PREP AREA MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE THE HAIR.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED TWO EMPLOYEES IN THE PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND HELPING IN THE PREP AREA MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE THE HAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLE, CHOPPING BOARD MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CHOPPING BOARD IN THE SMOOTHIE AREA FIRST FLOOR WITH DEEP CUTS AND DARK COLOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DAMAGED CEILING IN THE BASEMENT BY THE PREP AREA CLOSE TO THE STAIR GOING UP TO 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • CEILING VENT COVER IN BOTH WASHROOMS WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN. • STANDING WATER UNDERNEATH THE DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS WITH PLASTIC CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT. MUST DRY THE FLOOR TO PREVENT INSECTS/MOSQUITOES HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOT ENOUGH LIGHT (DARK)INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOT ENOUGH LIGHT (DARK)INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

When was Patel's Cafe last inspected?

Patel's Cafe has 17 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Patel's Cafe vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in West Ridge

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  cooked · June 24, 2010
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  cooked · September 3, 2013
• ✓ Jaihind Vegetarian Cuisine
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• ✓ 7-Eleven
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• ✓ 7-Eleven
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• ✓ Devon Halal Sub & Grill
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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 June 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.