Swadesi Cafe
328 S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-09-08
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-09-08
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-09-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
PERSON IN CHARGE WITH NO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE.
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS.(HANDLES CHICKEN,MILK,ETC.)PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012.MUST PROVIDE.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HAND SOAP/DISPENSER AT HAND SINK BY COFFEE PREPARATION AREAS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-030C.SUPPLIED HAND SOAP BY THE END OF INSPECTION.
2024-12-03 Pass Complaint 4 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Food handler not wearing a hair restraint, Instructed to wear.
minor Food Temperature
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
Keeping spoons and knives at prep kitchen in standing water at room temperature. Instructed to keep utensils according to health code, ie.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
Deli cups not air dried after washing, Instructed to air dry all multi-use utensil after washing.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
No allergen training certificate for service manager, Instructed to obtain.
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Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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