RETRO CAFE RESTAURANT

Address: 3246-3248 N CENTRAL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60634, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Out of Business on May 13, 2026

Facility Details

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

Inspection History (21 inspections)

• Out of Business — 2026-05-13 00:00:00 (Canvass)
• Pass — 2025-04-28 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2025-03-06 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2025-02-27 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO PERSON ON SITE WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST POST AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SAN
• No Entry — 2025-02-24 00:00:00 ()
• No Entry — 2024-09-20 00:00:00 ()
• No Entry — 2024-09-10 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-10-11 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED NO BARRIER BETWEEN CUSTOMER HALLWAY WHERE TOILET ROOMS ARE LOCATED AND MAIN KITCHEN AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQU
• No Entry — 2023-09-20 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-11-14 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: PERSON IN CHARGE WITH NO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE. | 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE -
• Pass — 2021-06-02 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-501.11--OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 3 DOOR FOOD PREP COOLER.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO R
• Fail — 2021-05-25 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVID
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2020-06-12 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATIO
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-04-10 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CREATE AN EMPLOYEE HEAL
• No Entry — 2019-03-20 00:00:00 ()
• No Entry — 2017-11-01 00:00:00 ()
• No Entry — 2017-07-12 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2016-06-23 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: GASKET IN POOR PREP AT (2) DOOR PREP COOLER FRONT KITCHEN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, AND USING CA
• Fail — 2016-06-16 00:00:00 () 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: OBSERVED TWO DOOR PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, NOT MAINTAINING COOLER TEMP 40'F AND BELOW, COOLER READING 60'F, INSTRUCTED TO
• Pass — 2015-11-04 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABLED WITH CONTENTS NAME. MUST LABEL|32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

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