Sunrise Cafe Chicago

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 13, 2025
• address2012 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Sunrise Cafe Chicago clean?

Sunrise Cafe Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 13, 2025. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Sunrise Cafe Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2025, 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 • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS BY FEMALE EMPLOYEE OBSERVED HER REMOVE TOAST FROM TOASTER WITH BARE HANDS AND PLACE ON PLATE FOR CUSTOMER.FOOD ITEM WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER .MUST PROVIDE TONGS ,DELI PAPER OR GLOVES TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOODS.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE (BULK,SHAKERS,SQUEEZE BOTTLES,ETC.)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF ENCLOSED REAR PATIO DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF 3- LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON WHEEL BASE OF ROLLING CART IN REAR KITCHEN, FROM INSIDE OF A SHOE BEHIND 3-DOOR REACH IN COOLER, ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT NEAR HOT WATER TANK AND SEVERAL DEAD SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES.ALSO, EVIDENCE OF 4-RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR NEXT TO REAR REACH IN FREEZER, UNDER TABLE AND NEAR TOOL SHELF IN BASEMENT AMONGST MASSIVE CLUTTER, POSSIBLE RODENT HARBORAGE AREA.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS.CLEAN AND SANITIZED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/13/25.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDES OF HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO DISHES.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDES OF HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO DISHES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE ON SURFACES.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN FREEZERS MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLE,FRYER CABINET,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES, SERVICE COUNTERS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP IN REACH IN & CHEST FREEZERS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST SEAL ALL GAPS,CRACKS AND CREVICES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AND BASEMENT. • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS. • MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE CLUTTER FROM REAR YARD AND ATTACHED SHED AT GARAGE,BASEMENT,FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Sunrise Cafe Chicago last inspected?

Sunrise Cafe Chicago has 6 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2024.

Sunrise Cafe Chicago vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.