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Robust Coffee
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2015
- address416 W Ontario St, Chicago 60610
Is Robust Coffee clean?
Robust Coffee is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 27, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Robust Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • NOTED TEMPERATURE OF SERVICE COOLER AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER AT 52.4F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F AND BELOW. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: EGGS 59.3F,SAUSAGE 47.4F,SALMON 48.4F,SAUSAGE 49.2F AND CHICKEN 50.5F (WALK IN COOLER).MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH APPROXIMATELY $25.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NOTED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE HAND WASH SINK BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WAS SINK. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NOTED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE OR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN,PORK,SAUSAGE SOUP ETC). INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
- ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • NOTED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR LAST INSPECTION POSTED/DISPLAYED IN VIEW TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A SUMMARY REPORT POSTED. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-42-010(B)* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • NOTED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR LAST INSPECTION POSTED/DISPLAYED IN VIEW TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A SUMMARY REPORT POSTED. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-42-010(B)
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT THE HAND WASH SINK BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA.ALSO NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Robust Coffee last inspected?
Robust Coffee has 5 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| February 27, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 1, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 15, 2013 | Pass |
Robust Coffee vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 February 27, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.