Sol Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 17, 2023 →
• address1615 W Howard St, Chicago 60626

Is Sol Cafe clean?

Sol Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 2, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on January 17, 2023. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Sol Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Sol Cafe last inspected?

Sol Cafe has 18 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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Rogers Park runs 78% clean across 312 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 61 mid, 6 cooked.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 17, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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