Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2024
• address3451 W Madison St, Chicago 60624

Is Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering clean?

Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CRATES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS THAT ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED LEAKY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET NECK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING WALLBASE IN FRONT OF FACILITY BEHIND CHAIRS AND REAR PREP AREA LEADING TO STORAGE SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER INSIDE OF CLOSET IN REAR PREP AREA AS WELL AS UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND STORED ITEMS IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT WILL NOT BE USED IN ESTABLISHMENT. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AS REQUIRED.

When was Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering last inspected?

Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering has 2 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2024.

Special O'cajun Restaurant & Catering vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 January 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.