Coffee Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 2, 2010
• address11601 W Touhy Ave Bldg M10, Chicago 60666
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Coffee Bar clean?

Coffee Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 2, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Coffee Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 2, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • Equipment and utensils should get proper exposure to the sanitizing solution during the rinse cycle. Bactericidal treatment shall consist of exposure of all dish and utensil surfaces to a rinse of clean water at a temperature of not less than 180F. NO ADEQUATE WASHING/SANITIZING FACILITIES FOR UTENSILS,EQUIPMENT. MUST PROVIDE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE UTENSILS/EQUIPMENT SUCH AS COFFEE MACHINE. OR INSTALL COMMERCIAL DISHMACHINE APPROVED BY CDPH. COFFEE MAKER IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030. MANAGER CEASED COFFEE OPERATION.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees.NO EXPOSED HANDWASHING FACILITY IN PREP AREA (PREPARES AND SERVES COFFEE). MUST PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDSINK, WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL OR HAND DRYING DEVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030. FOOD (BEVERAGE) HANDLING CEASED DURING INSPECTION.

When was Coffee Bar last inspected?

Coffee Bar has 1 inspection on record going back to March 2, 2010.

Coffee Bar vs Ohare

Ohare runs 72% clean across 434 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 78 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 434 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 March 2, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.