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Western Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 24, 2019
- address5710 N Western Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Western Cafe clean?
Western Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 24, 2019. 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 Western Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO PERSON OR EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 (A) NO CITATION
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) 7-38.005.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) 7-38-005
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED THAT RICE HAVE BEEN STORED IN BULK CONTAINER. ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN LADY'S RESTROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN LADY'S RESTROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
When was Western Cafe last inspected?
Western Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to September 9, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| January 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 17, 2019 | — | |
| March 15, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2018 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 9, 2017 | — | |
| September 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2016 | Fail |
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 26% 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 January 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.