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The Plaza Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 26, 2017
- address8700 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago 60631
Is The Plaza Cafe clean?
The Plaza Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2017. 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 Plaza Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Observed knives stored between coolers at the deli area. Instructed facility to store in a separate and sanitary manner and to maintain.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Observed knives stored between coolers at the deli area. Instructed facility to store in a separate and sanitary manner and to maintain.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Observed foods at improper temperatures: in the rear 1 door cooler- 5lbs of cooked turkey at 57.2f, in the omelette station cold hold unit- 1/2lb of sausage at 51.2f, 1lb of cheese at 50.2f, and 3lbs of eggs at 58.0f, in the self service unit in the dining area- 1.5lbs of cream cheese at 51.3f and 3lbs of yogurt at 51.4f. Operator discarded and denatured said items, valued at $70 as stated by operator. Instructed to maintain all potentially hazardous foods at 40f or below or 140f or above. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalHands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • Observed poor hygienic practices- observed employees putting new gloves on hands without washing hands prior/after previous tasks (handling sanitizer, disposing of soiled gloves, returning to prep areas, etc). Also observed employee repeatedly wiping hands on apron after and before handling foods. Instructed facility that hands must be washed at all possible points of contamination, including after touching clothing, and before placing new gloves on. Facility corrected during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-010(a).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed dirt accumulation in the floor drains throughout facility and on the floor of the mop closet. Instructed facility to clean all and maintain.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed dirt accumulation in the floor drains throughout facility and on the floor of the mop closet. Instructed facility to clean all and maintain.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Instructed facility to install and maintain a conveniently accessible exposed handsink that is adjacent to both the front deli area and the front grill/saute station. Sink must have hot and cold running water under city pressure, soap, paper towels, and be connected to a floor drain. Install and maintain. Observed the walk in cooler draining into a pan that is overflowing onto the floor. Instructed facility to connect to a floor drain and maintain.
When was The Plaza Cafe last inspected?
The Plaza Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 26, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 22, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 1, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Plaza Cafe vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 26, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.