DEC 18
2025
PASSED
1 violationDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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PLUTO'S DESSERT CAFE.
EAT. 77/100
4608 W DIVERSEY AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO
Last inspected December 18, 2025 · passed
2 of 3 inspections passed, with 1 critical violation on file.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
3
2 passed · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
6
includes 1 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Dec 2024
INSPECTION HISTORY
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
NOTED YELLOW WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON SEVERAL PREP TABLE SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZING BUCKETS TO HOLD WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
DEC 42024FAILED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
DEC 4
2024
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED WRONG SANITIZER TESTING DEVICES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FACILITY HAD PH TEST STRIPS AND LATER BROUGHT CHLORINE TEST STRIPS WHILE ITS SUPPOSED TO BE QUATS TEST STRIPS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED LEAK AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →