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Tempo Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 14, 2026
- address6 E Chestnut St, Chicago 60611
Is Tempo Cafe clean?
Tempo Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tempo Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSRUCTED MANAGER MUST RODENT PROOF FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE. MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SOME BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS ABOVE DISHWASH ROOM. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING CEILING LIGHT BULBS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SOME BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS ABOVE DISHWASH ROOM. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING CEILING LIGHT BULBS.
When was Tempo Cafe last inspected?
Tempo Cafe has 32 inspections on record going back to January 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 13, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 8, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 18, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 7, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 18, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 13, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 5, 2021 | Fail | |
| September 17, 2020 | Pass |
Tempo Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 May 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.