Ace Coffee Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 9, 2017
• address2650 S California Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Ace Coffee Bar clean?

Ace Coffee Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 9, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ace Coffee Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. PREMISES SERVES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH (SAUSAGE, EGGS, SANDWICHES, SALAD BAR, ETC.). MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND BROKEN FLOOR TILE/BASE COVE AT WALK-IN FREEZER AREAS. MUST REPAIR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND BROKEN FLOOR TILE/BASE COVE AT WALK-IN FREEZER AREAS. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS NOT CLEAN AT GRILL AREAS. MUST CLEAN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS NOT CLEAN AT GRILL AREAS. MUST CLEAN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO MAIN KITCHEN AREAS. MUST PROVIDE. FOUND HOLE/LEAK AT GREASE TRAPS FOR PREPARATION SINKS.(CURRENTLY NOT BEING USED) MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GREASE TRAPS FOR PREPARATION SINKS.

When was Ace Coffee Bar last inspected?

Ace Coffee Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2017.

Ace Coffee Bar vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.