Refectory/Sola Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 29, 2021
• address1100 E 55Th St, Chicago 60615

Is Refectory/Sola Cafe clean?

Refectory/Sola Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 29, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Refectory/Sola Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BASEMENT OUTER DOOR IN THE STORAGE AREA; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SURFACE AREA UNDERNEATH GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE AND PARTICLES, BOTTOM OF FRYER, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND UNDERNEATH COUNTERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE COLD WATER KNOB OF THE TWO COMP SINK AND LEAKING FROM THE FAUCET NECK OF THE THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH LEAKS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AND WALLS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. ALSO CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS WHERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS IN THE VENT SYSTEM ABOVE THE GRILLS AND FRYER.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS IN THE VENT SYSTEM ABOVE THE GRILLS AND FRYER.

When was Refectory/Sola Cafe last inspected?

Refectory/Sola Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2017.

Refectory/Sola Cafe vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 29, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.