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Afro Joe's Coffee & Tea

March 24, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS STORED IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (SUCH AS RAW BEEF) AND REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING EQUIPMENT BEING UTILIZED ON-SITE WITHOUT VALID HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY THIS DEPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TCS FOOD FROM REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, DISCARD, AND DENATURE, AND CEASE USE OF REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY CDPH. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED ALL TCS FOOD, DISCARDED, AND DENATURED ON-SITE. APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED APPROXIMATELY $100.00 DISCARDED. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED ALL REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING EQUIPMENT FROM FACILITY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 29
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: ALL SEALED WOOD SHELVING IN FRONT COFFEE AREA IS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • ALL SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLE LEGS AND BOTTOM SHELVES OF TABLE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: ADDITIONAL VENTILATION NEEDED ABOVE PANINI MACHINE TO EMOVE SMOKE AND GREASE INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 1, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.