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Buzz Killer Espresso
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 8, 2017
- address1644 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
- cuisineCoffee Shop
Is Buzz Killer Espresso clean?
Buzz Killer Espresso is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Buzz Killer Espresso?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 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 • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS COFFEE AND HOT CHOCOLATE WITH MILK AND CREAM. EXPRESSO, MACCHIATO AMERICANO ETC. HOT TEA, COLD COLD BREW LATTE, SUNSTONE BLEND ,INSTRUCTED TO OPERATE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
When was Buzz Killer Espresso last inspected?
Buzz Killer Espresso has 6 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| August 8, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 1, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 13, 2013 | Pass |
Buzz Killer Espresso vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 8, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.