Sparrow Coffee Roastery

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2012 →
• address1201 W Lake St, Chicago 60607
• cuisineWholesale

Is Sparrow Coffee Roastery clean?

Sparrow Coffee Roastery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 6, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Sparrow Coffee Roastery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained

When was Sparrow Coffee Roastery last inspected?

Sparrow Coffee Roastery has 1 inspection on record going back to February 6, 2012.

Sparrow Coffee Roastery vs Near West Side

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 6, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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