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Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 15, 2013
- address800 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60605
- cuisineCoffee Shop
Is Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. clean?
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 15, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Caribou Coffee Co. Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2013, 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 • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE SERVING/HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. DAIRY, BEEF/PORK SANDWICHES, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF CABINETS IN FRONT PREP-REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE/CONSPICOUSLY PLACE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE/CONSPICOUSLY PLACE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
When was Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. last inspected?
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| November 15, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2011 | Fail | |
| December 14, 2010 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2010 | Pass |
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 November 15, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.