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Rakki Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 12, 2019
- address1373 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Rakki Cafe clean?
Rakki Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 12, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Rakki Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 12, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A FEW MISSING CEILING TILES AND OPENINGS AROUND PIPES IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET NO LOGS AND RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET NO LOGS AND RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER AND MUST MAINTAIN.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE MARKING INSIDE PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE MARKING TCS FOODS AND MUST MAINTAIN.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS GLOVES, MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Rakki Cafe last inspected?
Rakki Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| July 12, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 17, 2018 | Pass |
Rakki 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 8% 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 July 12, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.