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Astoria Coffee Shop
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 24, 2013
- address4039 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Astoria Coffee Shop clean?
Astoria Coffee Shop is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 24, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Astoria Coffee Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER (WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41.3F). NOTED MILK INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 46.7F, STUFFED PEPPER AT 46.9F), COOKED RICE WITH MEAT 48.7F, NOODLE SOUP AT 48.9F. INSTRUCTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 40F AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 140F. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE $30.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 5 POUNDS. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (E.G. MILK, DAIRY PRODUCTS, COLD AND HOT SANDWICHES ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ARE BEING HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR HOT AND COLD INTERNAL HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR HOT AND COLD INTERNAL HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE MOP SINK AREA. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
When was Astoria Coffee Shop last inspected?
Astoria Coffee Shop has 8 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 5, 2014 | — | |
| September 24, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 11, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2011 | Fail | |
| August 10, 2010 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2010 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2010 | Fail |
Astoria Coffee Shop vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 September 24, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.