Stefani's Bottega Italiana

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 11, 2025
• address6075 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60646

Is Stefani's Bottega Italiana clean?

Stefani's Bottega Italiana is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Stefani's Bottega Italiana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED SOUP AND SAUCES BEING PREPARED WITH A COOK-CHILL METHOD WITHOUT A VARIANCE FROM CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PRODUCT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CEASE COOK-CHILL PROCESS UNTIL VARIANCE IS OBTAINED FROM CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED COOK-CHILL PROCESS BEING PERFORMED ON SITE WITHOUT VARIANCE FROM CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO APPLY TO CDPH FOR VARIANCE. SEE COMMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION COMBINED WITH VIOLATION #29.
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED COOK-CHILL PROCESS BEING PERFORMED ON SITE WITHOUT VARIANCE FROM CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO APPLY TO CDPH FOR VARIANCE. SEE COMMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION COMBINED WITH VIOLATION #29.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON PREP COOLER LOCATED NEXT TO HANDSINK OPPOSITE SALAD STATION AND BUILD UP OF ICE IN WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Stefani's Bottega Italiana last inspected?

Stefani's Bottega Italiana has 4 inspections on record going back to November 21, 2023.

Stefani's Bottega Italiana vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.