Cooked?
Mati's The Coffee Company
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2022
- address5301 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Mati's The Coffee Company clean?
Mati's The Coffee Company is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 11, 2022. 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 Mati's The Coffee Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS (BAR AND WASHROOMS).
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
When was Mati's The Coffee Company last inspected?
Mati's The Coffee Company has 10 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| March 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2022 | — | |
| February 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 25, 2021 | — | |
| January 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2020 | Fail | |
| June 11, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2019 | Fail |
Mati's The Coffee Company vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Belmont Cragin
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 11, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.