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Senor Pan Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 24, 2023
- address4821 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Senor Pan Cafe clean?
Senor Pan Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 24, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Senor Pan Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 24, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN COLD HOLDING UNITS AND REFRIGERATORS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AND REFRIGERATORS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED NON FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN PREP AREA NEXT TO DOOR LEADING TO SECOND FLOOR AND SMALL LIQUOR STORAGE AREA IN FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILTY.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING VENT COVERS IN WASHROOMS, IN KITCHEN AND FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING VENT COVERS IN WASHROOMS, IN KITCHEN AND FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.
When was Senor Pan Cafe last inspected?
Senor Pan Cafe has 15 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| April 17, 2024 | — | |
| April 9, 2024 | — | |
| August 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 10, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 8, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 18, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2020 | Fail |
Senor Pan Cafe vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 August 24, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.