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The Cuptown
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2023
- address1435 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614
Is The Cuptown clean?
The Cuptown is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Cuptown?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING BRACKETS AND WOODEN PROPS UNDER THE GREASE TRAP AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NONABSORBENT.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDES A VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE ICE AND ESPRESSO MACHINES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT SUCH AS PILED WOOD ETC. MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. • HOLES IN THE FLOOR AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PLASTIC, SHATTERPROOF, OR SHIELDED LIGHT BULBS ABOVE ALL PREP AREAS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PLASTIC, SHATTERPROOF, OR SHIELDED LIGHT BULBS ABOVE ALL PREP AREAS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDES PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDES PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
When was The Cuptown last inspected?
The Cuptown has 1 inspection on record going back to December 18, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2023 | Pass |
The Cuptown vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 December 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.