Western Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 18, 2015
• address5710 N Western Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Western Cafe clean?

Western Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 18, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Western Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning, kitchen storage shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), prep table lower shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in storage room under shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in boiler room not clean, needs detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in storage room under shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in boiler room not clean, needs detailed cleaning(corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Walls in kitchen prep area by prep table not clean, need detailed cleaning, peeling paint plaster by stove/prep counter had peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Walls in kitchen prep area by prep table not clean, need detailed cleaning, peeling paint plaster by stove/prep counter had peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Missing light shields in kitchen prep area, shall be provided.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Must provide food handlers list for next routine inspection.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Must provide food handlers list for next routine inspection.

When was Western Cafe last inspected?

Western Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2011.

Western Cafe vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 18, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.