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West Egg Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2020
- address620 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago 60611
Is West Egg Cafe clean?
West Egg Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 10, 2020. 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 West Egg Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS IN REUSED PLASTIC CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED IF COMMERCIALLY PACKAGED FOOD CONTAINER WILL REUSED THEN MUST BE LABELED WITH FOOD CONTINENT THAT IS IN IT.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MOLDY GASKETS FOR PREP COOLER DOORS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was West Egg Cafe last inspected?
West Egg Cafe has 20 inspections on record going back to February 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| February 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 19, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 12, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2015 | Pass |
West Egg Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.