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The Cauldron
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 28, 2023
- address1612 W Division St, Chicago 60622
Is The Cauldron clean?
The Cauldron is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 28, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Cauldron?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA ON SITE AT INSPECTION TIME. LEFT ONE PAGER AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROCEDURE AND KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES, INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME ON CAULK AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CAULK, CLEAN, SANITIZE, RE-CAULK, AND MAINTAIN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK LOCATED IN CLOSET NEXT TO EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FOLLOWING ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. • OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT 1 OF 2 WASHBOWL SINKS LOCATED IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED REFRIGERATOR IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was The Cauldron last inspected?
The Cauldron has 3 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 11, 2024 | — | |
| March 28, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Cauldron vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 March 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.