Olor Coffee is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 21, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service β 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 Olor Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€sick-employee policy not followedcritical
Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting β’ NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN AND KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE AND ESPRESSO COFFEE UNIT. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN. OR TO KNOW THE LOCATION
β οΈToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE PROVIDED AT STAFF WASHROOM DOOR.INSTRUCTE TO PROVIDE.
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE PROVIDED AT STAFF WASHROOM DOOR.INSTRUCTE TO PROVIDE.
When was Olor Coffee last inspected?
Olor Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to April 21, 2023.
date
result
score
July 28, 2025
closed by the city
April 21, 2023
Pass w/ Conditions
Olor Coffee vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.