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Cafecito

Restaurant

215 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL 60611

Streeterville

May 23, 2022 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Cooked beans stored at dangerously warm temperatures (47-54°F) for a day and cooled improperly; $50 worth discarded.

Key Findings

  • Black beans left at 47.5-54.2°F in cooler (must stay at 41°F or below) for a day, requiring food to be thrown out.
  • Hot cooked beans were cooled in a tightly covered 20-lb plastic bin instead of shallow, loosely covered containers.
  • Ice scoop sitting directly on ice at bar, creating contamination risk.
  • Standing water pooled in soda gun holders at bar and slow drainage at handwash sink.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

Found 2 large containers with 40 lbs of cooked black beans in walk-in cooler at temps ranging between 47.5f- 54.2f, beans placed in walk in cooler a day before. Instructed to keep TCS foods at 41f or lower. priority violation 7-38-005. food discarded valued at $50.

Violation code #10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector's Notes:

Slow drainage at bar hand wash sink, instructed to repair.

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Inspection History

Cafecito has had 9 inspections in the last 5 years with a 56% pass rate. Last inspection was on May 4, 2026.

May 4, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

1 violation
Apr 27, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

3 violations
Mar 21, 2025Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

9 violations
Mar 18, 2025Fail

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

14 violations
Standout inspection
Mar 11, 2025Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

18 violations
Apr 17, 2024Conditional

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

11 violations
May 8, 2023Conditional

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

5 violations
Apr 28, 2023Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

6 violations
May 23, 2022ConditionalVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

5 violations