Bistro Cafe Employee Cafe

540 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

Passed · Feb 18, 2025 Directions
96
Excellent BiteKarma score 96 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Feb 18, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 18

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Feb 21

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  5. 2023
  6. Perfect Mar 22

    Canvass

    No violations

  7. 2022
  8. Passed Jan 24

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Proper cold holding temperatures

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