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Hub 8 Cafe

July 7, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS MISSING AT THE COFFEE STATION HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE WAREWASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR, REACHING MAXIMUM FINAL RINSE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 148.5F (MEASURED WITH BOTH DISH PLATE-SIMULATING AND WATERPROOF METAL STEM IRREVERSIBLE-REGISTERING THERMOMETERS) AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CEASE USE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE UNTIL REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND MAINTAIN HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WITH FINAL RINSE EQUIPMENT SANITIZATION SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 160.0F OR ABOVE (180.0F FINAL RINSE WATER TEMPERATURE). TAGGED EQUIPMENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT CDPH ONCE EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND PRIOR TO USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS (SHELLFISH, SOUP STOCK) STORED COVERED BY FOOD CONTAINER LIDS WHILE COOLING IN VARIOUS COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS LOOSELY-COVERED OR UNCOVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING TO FACILITATE HEAT TRANSFER AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN COFFEE GROUNDS AND CUTTING BOARD STORED DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO HANDWASHING SINK AT THE COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE OPEN FOOD AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT OR INSTALL SPLASH GUARD TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION OF OPEN FOOD AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD FREE FROM CONTAMINATION FROM THE PREMISES.
code 39

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 8, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.