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Hexe Coffee

March 2, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT HANDWSHING SINK LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DURABLE AND WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IN ICE MACHINE ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER AND KEEP INVERTED. • OBSERVED RAW WOODEN SHELVES IN REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WOODEN SHELVES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH A LOT OF SCRATCHES AND SCORING IN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS, SUCH AS STICKERS OR DISHMACHINE THERMOMETER, TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH ,LID OPEN AND DUMPSTER NOT COVERED. ALSO OBSERVED GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH LARGE OPENING APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN GARBAGE AND KEEP TIGHTFITTING LIDS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND REPAIR OR REPLACE LID. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b), CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNUSED ITEMS ( POP CORN MACHINE). INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE REAR DRY STORAGE AND REMOVE UNECCESSARY ITEMS DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INXHES OFF OF THE FLOOR. • OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WAREWASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 19, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.