Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 12, 2010
• address1100 E 57Th St, Chicago 60637
• cuisineCoffee Shop

Is Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee clean?

Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN EXTERIOR OF SAFE (COFFEE SPILLS), CLEAN AROUND COFFEE MACHINES AND COFFEE BEAN GRINDER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGHOUT. CLEAN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT (SHELVES, DOORS, ETC). SEVERAL SPILLED COFFEE BEANS AND COFFEE GRINDS ON FLOOR OF STORAGE ROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGHOUT. CLEAN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT (SHELVES, DOORS, ETC). SEVERAL SPILLED COFFEE BEANS AND COFFEE GRINDS ON FLOOR OF STORAGE ROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN REAR STORAGE ROOM.

When was Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee last inspected?

Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2010.

Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 12, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.