United Reservations Cafeteria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 21, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at United Reservations Cafeteria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. FOOD INSIDE WALK IN COOLER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. FOOD INSIDE WALK IN COOLER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. AIR FAN IN WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; ICE BUILT UP ABOVE DOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER,MUST REMOVED ICE
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. AIR FAN IN WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; ICE BUILT UP ABOVE DOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER,MUST REMOVED ICE
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. SHELVES UNDER COOKING GRILL,UNDER STEAM TABLE UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; DISPLAY COOLER SHELVES IN FRONT AREA NEEDS CLEANING
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CRACKED FLOOR BESIDE ICE MACHINE MUST BE SEALED; FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT,BEHIND ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CRACKED FLOOR BESIDE ICE MACHINE MUST BE SEALED; FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT,BEHIND ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
🌡️thermometers missing
Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. LIGHT COVER ABOVE FRONT COOKING AREA UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was United Reservations Cafeteria last inspected?
United Reservations Cafeteria has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2010.
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 July 21, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.