Caribou Coffee Co.Inc.

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACES ON THE UPPER PANEL NOT CLEAN, ORANGE SLIMY FILM NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DAMAGED DRY WALL UNDER 3 COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PATCH.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MISSING LIGHT SHILED IN PASTRY DISPLAY CASE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. BASEMENT SORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED WITH BOXES AND NON-BUSINESS RELATED ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 2, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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