Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 8, 2019 →
• address2011 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret clean?

Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 8, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret last inspected?

Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret has 12 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2010.

Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret vs West Town

West Town runs 77% clean across 1,250 tracked restaurants — 958 clean, 250 mid, 30 cooked.

Against the 1,250 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 April 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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