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Philz Coffee
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 10, 2025
- address1640 W Division St, Chicago 60622
Is Philz Coffee clean?
Philz Coffee is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 10, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Philz Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • No certified food service manager on site while handling TCS food ( steaming milk ) instructed to obtain Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • Weak hot water pressure at both restrooms hand wash sinks, instructed to provide under city pressure.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Damaged cooler door gasket at front prep cooler, instructed to repair.
When was Philz Coffee last inspected?
Philz Coffee has 7 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 10, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 20, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 11, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 23, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 18, 2019 | — |
Philz Coffee vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 September 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.