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Ravenswood Breakfast House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 26, 2024
- address4943 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Ravenswood Breakfast House clean?
Ravenswood Breakfast House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 26, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ravenswood Breakfast House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE (TCS FOODS)POTATOES,PORK,EGGS ETC. IS BEING PREPARED/HANDLED.INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE,THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN (TCS FOODS) ARE PREPARED,HANDLED, AND/OR SERVED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012,CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE AND INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS ON KITCHEN SHELF TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE AND MAINTAIN.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE AND INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS ON KITCHEN SHELF TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST AND REPAINT OR REPLACE THE SHELVES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
When was Ravenswood Breakfast House last inspected?
Ravenswood Breakfast House has 3 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| April 26, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 30, 2023 | Pass |
Ravenswood Breakfast House vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 April 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.