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Capital One Cafe

May 21, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL WITH SAID CERTIFICATE DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. MANAGER AT TIME OF INSPECTION CURRENTLY HAS A MANAGER TRAINING CLASS CERTIFICATE, BUT NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO MAINTAINED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK CONTAINING RECENT SERVICE REPORTS OR THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY'S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER/CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A MAINTAINED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AS SPECIFIED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(c). CITATION ISSUED. • AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL WITH A DOG ENTER FACILITY, ORDER A DRINK AS WELL AS A "PUP CUP" FOR THE ANIMAL, AND PROCEEDED TO WAIT IN THE FACILITY WITH DOG WALKING AROUND THE INDIVIDUAL FOR AT LEAST 10 MIN WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THEIR ORDER. MANAGER DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO QUESTION OR ASK INDIVIDUAL TO REMOVE PET/ASK THE INDIVIUAL TO WAIT OUTSIDE, EVEN AFTER MANAGER WAS REMINDED BY INSPECTOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO REMOVE ALL PETS FROM FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED. INDIVIDUAL WITH PET LEFT PREMISES ONCE ORDER WAS RECEIVED.
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXES OF PAPER GOODS AND TOILET PAPER STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE EAST MOST EMPLOYEE BATHROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6 INCHES.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP ON THE SIDES OF THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MAKER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL INTERNAL COMPONENTS FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF HARD WATER AND MINERAL DEPOSITS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE/UNABLE TO LOCATE AT THE ESPRESSO MACHINE LOCATED AT THE EAST SIDE PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE/LOCATE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON WATER LINE FOR ESPRESSO MACHINE.
code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 10, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

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