Cooked?Big Shoulders Coffee
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 6, 2024 →
- address1161-1165 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614
Is Big Shoulders Coffee clean?
Big Shoulders Coffee is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 6, 2024. 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 Big Shoulders Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was Big Shoulders Coffee last inspected?
Big Shoulders Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2024.
August 6, 2024 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →Big Shoulders Coffee vs Lake View
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Against the 1,124 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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