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Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 28, 2014
- address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654
Is Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea clean?
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 28, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (SHAKES AND MILK PRODUCTS). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH FLOOR CARPET AT THE FRONT PREP AND AT THE REAR BY THE ICE MACHINE AND HEATING UNIT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH FLOOR CARPET AT THE FRONT PREP AND AT THE REAR BY THE ICE MACHINE AND HEATING UNIT.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • NOTED EMPLOYEES AT THE PREP AREA PREPPING WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAIR RESTRAINS ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPPING.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • NOTED EMPLOYEES AT THE PREP AREA PREPPING WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAIR RESTRAINS ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPPING.
When was Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea last inspected?
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea has 5 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| November 30, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| October 28, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 26, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2012 | Pass |
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 28, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.