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Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

September 9, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF FRONT COUNTERTOP IN FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN FRONT COFFEE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL UNDER AND BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE 2-DOOR TALL REFRIGERATOR IN REAR PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN WALLS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR PREPARATION AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN INTENSITY LIGHTING. • OBSERVED HEAVE ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTS CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 5, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.