PROVIDENT CAFE

Address: 500 E 51ST ST, CHICAGO, IL 60615, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Aug 12, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Hospital
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (24 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-08-12 00:00:00 (Canvass)
• Pass — 2025-04-21 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DRY STORAGE SHELVING TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. | 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLE
• Pass — 2024-12-23 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED THE THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE WALKING COOLER NOT PROPERLY WORKING. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass — 2024-03-21 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2024-03-14 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 35 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND POP SYRUP STORAGE, AND ON THE ROLLING STORAGE RACKS, 25 MICE DROPPINGS
• Pass — 2023-10-19 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE SERVING LINE IN THE FRONT AREA.
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-06-14 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AS REQUIRED; MUST IN STALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND HAND DRYING DEVIC
• Pass — 2019-09-25 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2019-09-19 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OVER 250 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING FOOD PREP, FOOD SERVICE AND STORAGE AREAS: ON LEDGES AND ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH HOT AND COLD
• Pass — 2018-12-06 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2018-11-29 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: Observed no written employee health plan on site. Must provide written employee health plan
• Pass — 2017-05-15 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE DEEP FREEZER TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAI
• Pass — 2017-05-04 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2017-04-26 00:00:00 () 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED 15 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED INSIDE CABIN
• Not Ready — 2017-04-19 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2016-07-07 00:00:00 () 13. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS - Comments: STILL NOTED APPROXIMATELY 40 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE DRY GOODS STORAGE C
• Fail — 2016-07-05 00:00:00 () 13. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS - Comments: EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 100+ MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN THE FOLLOWING ARE
• Pass — 2015-02-23 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABEL CONDIMENTS AND BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS. | 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVI
• Pass — 2014-08-07 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNER AREAS OF KITCHEN, UNDER SINKS AND DISHMACHINE. ALSO C
• Pass — 2013-04-25 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET AND SINK IN THE MENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.|34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, C

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