Saic Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 13, 2026
• address37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60603

Is Saic Cafe clean?

Saic Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 13, 2026. 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 Saic Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY DISH WASHER OBSERVED MALE DISH WASHER WITH PLASTIC GLOVES ON WASHING DIRTY DISHES AND PLACING THEM INSIDE OF DISH MACHINE THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE CLEAN DISHES SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT TAKING OFF GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS.INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING DIRTY TO CLEAN DISHES.(PRIORITY 7-38-010(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA/DISH WASHING KNEE PEDAL HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE OBSERVED A GARBAGE CAN STORED IN FRONT OF SAID SINK.I REMOVED GARBAGE CANS DURING INSPECTION TO WASH HANDS.INSTRUCTED TO KEEP HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED) • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SECOND HAND SINK FROM THE LEFT NOT OPERABLE IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS 1- GALLON-MILK-46.3F-47.6F.5LBS.YOGURT-53.6F-54.3F.10LBS.HUMMUS-54.3F.2LBSCHEESE CAKES-46.9F-53.6F.STORED INSIDE OF OPEN DISPLAY UNITS ON SALES FLOOR.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX.25LBS. $82.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF MILK COLD HOLDING UNIT-52.7F AND YOGURT COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 61.5F WITH TCS READY TO EAT FOODS STORED INSIDE. A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN PLACED ON UNITS.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.ONCE REPAIRED EMAIL:[email protected](PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR SMALL MILK REFRIGERATOR IN FRONT PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Gloves Used Properly • IMPROPER USAGE OF PLASTIC GLOVES BY DISH WASHER.(COS)
  Gloves Used Properly • IMPROPER USAGE OF PLASTIC GLOVES BY DISH WASHER.(COS)
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR OF UNUSED GRILL PREP COOLER,PREP TABLE,WALK IN COOLER- FANGUARD COVERS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS FROM FLOOR IN MOPSINK CLOSET TO AIR DRY PROPERLY. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS AND PAPER BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES IN FRONT PREP AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED SOME MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED SOME MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED MISSING FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR NEW EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Saic Cafe last inspected?

Saic Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2024.

Saic Cafe vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 48% 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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.