Cooked?West River Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 16, 2026 →
- address4400 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60625
Is West River Cafe clean?
West River Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2026. 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 West River Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required
When was West River Cafe last inspected?
West River Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to June 16, 2026.
June 16, 2026 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →West River Cafe vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 78% clean across 369 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 74 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 369 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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