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Elevate Coffee

July 11, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD IN KITCHEEN FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEINH PREPARED AND SERVED.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE 1-DOOR TALL FREEZER LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN COOLER.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENT IN REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR AROUND SERVICE SINK AREA, UNDERNEATH FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAIN AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND FOOD STORAGE AREA IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN AREA CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 27, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.