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Restaurant inspections / Children's Services Facility

Caterpillar Care

505 N St Clair St, Chicago 60611 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass w/ Conditions

Most recent result

Oct 7, 2025

9

Inspections on record

2

Times passed

2

Times failed

Violations cited on Oct 7, 2025

  1. #22PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED MILK HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 1/4 GALLON OF MILK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  2. #33PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED 2 COOLERS HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. COOLERS TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Oct 7, 2025LicensePass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Sep 24, 2024CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Sep 21, 2023LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 30, 2022CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Sep 8, 2021License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 1, 2021LicenseFailRisk 1 (High)
Nov 20, 2019CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
May 7, 2019License Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Apr 30, 2019LicenseFailRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Caterpillar Care — questions

Did Caterpillar Care pass its last health inspection?
Caterpillar Care at 505 N St Clair St was inspected on Oct 7, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass w/ Conditions". Across 9 inspections on record it has failed 2 times.
What violations were cited at Caterpillar Care?
The most recent inspection cited 2 violations, beginning with: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED MILK HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 1/4 GALLON OF MILK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 C
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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