Typica Cafe Corp

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 12, 2024
• address2034 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Typica Cafe Corp clean?

Typica Cafe Corp is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 12, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Typica Cafe Corp?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND-WASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OF THE FACILITY. ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER'S STATEMENT, THE SINKS ARE REMOVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL BACK HAND-WASHING SINKS. THE MANAGER HAD THE TECHNICIAN REINSTALL HAND-WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BLACK AND PINK SLIMY BUILD-UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND ENSURE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES ARE CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46-50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 3 POUNDS OF HAM, 5 POUNDS CREAM CHEESE SPREAD, AND 3 POUNDS OF CHEESECAKE ($100). A PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION WAS ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED 2 COOLERS WITH INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES OF 50 AND 52 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COOLERS HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F. COOLERS TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GASKETS OF BLACK COOLER ON SERVICE LINE TORN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR TORN GASKETS.

When was Typica Cafe Corp last inspected?

Typica Cafe Corp has 7 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2021.

Typica Cafe Corp 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 6% 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 August 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.