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Ugly Mug Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 9, 2014
- address1458 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642
Is Ugly Mug Cafe clean?
Ugly Mug Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 9, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ugly Mug Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND APPROXIMATELY 44LBS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SITTING OUT ON THE PREP TABLE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 49F TO 62F. FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY OPERATOR. FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $135 WAS GUACAMOLE, FETA CHEESE, CREAM CHEESE, BLACK BEANS, HAM, TURKEY, ROAST BEEF, AND SWISS CHEESE. INFORMED THAT ALL PHF MUST BE HELD AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND PRE-PACKAGED BANANA BREAD WITHOUT LABELS. INFORMED FACILITY TO LABEL WITH MANUFACTURER'S NAME, ADDRESS, COMMON ALLERGENS, INGREDIENTS, AND A DATE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND PRE-PACKAGED BANANA BREAD WITHOUT LABELS. INFORMED FACILITY TO LABEL WITH MANUFACTURER'S NAME, ADDRESS, COMMON ALLERGENS, INGREDIENTS, AND A DATE.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND CRACKED GLASS ABOVE BAGEL DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND TORN GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLER UNDER COFFEE BEAN GRINDER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND CRACKED GLASS ABOVE BAGEL DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND TORN GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLER UNDER COFFEE BEAN GRINDER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND DAMAGED SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON BATHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND CLUTTER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE REMAINING, STORE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL, AND MAINTAIN.
When was Ugly Mug Cafe last inspected?
Ugly Mug Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| May 9, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2013 | Fail |
Ugly Mug Cafe 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 14% 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 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.