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CATERPILLAR CARE

505 N ST CLAIR ST, CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL 60611 · Children's Services Facility

Inspection summary

CATERPILLAR CARE has been inspected 9 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since April 30, 2019. The most recent inspection, on October 7, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

2 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on September 24, 2024. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded 5 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2025. For example: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on November 30, 2022. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 7, 2019. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on April 30, 2019. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

9 inspections

  1. License

    2 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • 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.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • 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.
  2. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NOTED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS DURING INSPECTION. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AT HANDSINK IN THE PREP AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED PAPER TOWEL FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  3. License

    0 infractions

  4. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • Multi-use utensils not sanitized as required, observed a staff member washing food utensils ( bowls, plates spoons...) in 3-comp sink with soapy water and rinse only. sink was not set up for wash, rinse and sanitize. a drying basket is placed in sanitize compartment. instructed manager to sanitize all multi-use utensils. priority violation 7-38-025.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • Missing sink stoppers at 3-comp sink, instructed to obtain
  5. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. License

    3 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE NOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • FOUND A HANDWASHING SIGN POSTED OVER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE KITCHEN HANDWASHING SINK.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHLORINE SANITIZER. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  7. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND PHYSICAL KIT, EFFECTIVE FOR ELIMINATING NOROVIRUS, ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE. VIOLATION CORRECTED ON SITE; FACILITY LOCATED THE CLEAN-UP KIT AND PROCEDURE AFTER THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. -
  8. License Re-Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • Violation Codes: 2-102.14(N) Inspector Comments: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • Violation Codes: 2-501.11 Inspector Comments: - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY AND PHYSICAL KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • Violation Codes: 3-307.11. Inspector Comments: - MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND THE DRYING BOARD OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • violation codes: 4-501.11 (a). inspector comments: MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • Violation Codes: 5-501.17. Inspector Comments: - MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE ALL TOILET ROOMS. AND MAINTAIN.
  9. License

    17 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • - THE DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE, WHO IS ON SITE, MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION LICENSE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY AND PHYSICAL KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • - MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS, AND MAINTAIN.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • - MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • - MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS OR A HAND DRYER BY ALL HANDWASH SINKS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • - OBSERVED THE FRIDGE IN THE KITCHEN IS NOT TURNED ON AT TIME OF INSPECTION. AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE KITCHEN FRIDGE IS 72.6F AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE FRIDGE TO MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • - MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS THAT ARE EASILY READABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED INSIDE ALL COOLERS, AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • - MUST PROVIDE A WORKING METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE OF ALL FOODS RECEIVED, HELD, AND SERVED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • - MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. LOG BOOK MUST INCLUDE SCOPE OF SERVICE, SERVICE REPORTS FOR LAST 12 MONTHS, VALID LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY'S BUSINESS LICENSE, MATERIALS AND QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS USED, LOCATION OF SERVICES, FINDINGS BY PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND PEST CONTROL COMPANY'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERVICE AND STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • - MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND THE DRYING BOARD OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • - OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE TEST STRIPS TO ACCURATELY TEST THE SANITIZING SOLUTION CONCENTRATION OF THE "SANITIZE" SOLUTION USED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 50. HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE
      • - OBSERVED NO RUNNING HOT/COOLD WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HANDWASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • - OBSERVED NO TOILET PAPER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE TOILET PAPER TO BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TOILETS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • - MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE ALL TOILET ROOMS. AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • - MUST PROVIDE A TRASH REMOVAL SERVICE CONTRACT/AGREEMENT FOR THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER(S) BY A LICENSED COMMERCIAL TRASH REMOVAL COMPANY, AND MAINTAIN AT ALL AT TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-020(B). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • - MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.

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