Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 25, 2023
• address5010 N Broadway, Chicago 60640

Is Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas clean?

Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FLY TRAP RIBBON HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND INSTALL INSECT CONTROL DEVICES SO THAT THE DEVICES ARE NOT LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. • OBSERVED OVERHEAD WASTE PIPES NOT SHIELDED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENCASE ALL WASTE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS. (FOOD MAY NOT BE STORED UNDER LEAKY WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, MECHANICAL ROOMS, TOILET ROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, OPEN STAIRWELLS, GARBAGE ROOMS)
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. • OBSERVED OVERHEAD WASTE PIPES NOT SHIELDED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENCASE ALL WASTE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS. (FOOD MAY NOT BE STORED UNDER LEAKY WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, MECHANICAL ROOMS, TOILET ROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, OPEN STAIRWELLS, GARBAGE ROOMS)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLE R IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE THAT ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED MULTIPLE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS ON PREP SURFACES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESURFACE/REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas last inspected?

Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas has 11 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2016.

Bambu Che.Coffee.Teas vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 August 25, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.