The Bean Caffe'

February 20, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings6

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: NO PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK WITH PLUMBED HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLE IN ROOM 122/DISH ROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. TWO (2) PORTABLE HAND WASHING SINKS WERE PRESENT BUT DISCONNECTED AND BLOCKED WITH ITEMS IN THE ROOM 122/DISH ROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION; NO HOT OR COLD WATER AVAILABLE FROM BOTH UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SINK WITH PLUMBED HOT AND COLD WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS, AND PROPERLY CONNECTED TO DRAIN. IN THE ROOM 122/DISHWASHING ROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA TO NOT HAVE PAPER TOWELS OR A METHOD OF HAND DRYING AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT EACH HAND SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. (HANDLES DAIRY AND SANDWICHES) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012. MUST PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL WITH CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR KIT FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT AND ASSOCIATED PROCEDURE FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE LEAVING FOOD PREPARATION AREA TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT DISH ROOM AND HANDLED EQUIPMENT AND RETURN TO WORK, HANDLING COFFEE, MILK, AND SANDWICHES BEFORE WASHING HANDS AT HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS PRIOR TO RETURNING TO WORK AFTER HANDLING SOILED EQUIPMENT OR ENGAGING IN OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT CONTAMINATE THE HANDS. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 8Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER PRESENT IN THREE REACH IN COOLERS AT THE FRONT PREP AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE EACH COOLER HAS A THERMOMETER PRESENT TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF THE COOLER.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO MAINTAINED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK CONTAINING RECENT SERVICE REPORTS OR THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY'S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A MAINTAINED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AS SPECIFIED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(c). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: HOSE ATTACHED TO HOSE BIB NEXT TO LOWER LEVEL 3 COMAPRTMENT SINK, NO NSF RATING ON HOSE OR PROOF AVAILBE THAT HOSE IS FOOD GRADE. USED FOR FILLING WATER BOTTLES TO SUPPLY HAND SINKS AND COFFEE MAKING EQUIPEMNT. MUST PROVIDE A FOOD GRADE HOSE.
code 39
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE ROOM 122/DISH ROOM DRY STORAGE AREA ON LEFT HAND SIDE (STORAGE SPACE SHARED WITH "PARKING SERVICES") AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 45
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO TEST KIT FOR SANITIZING SOLUTION AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR ANY SANITIZING SOLUTION USED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE ROOM 122/DISH ROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON HOSE BIB NEXT TO LOWER LEVEL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LOCATE/INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE AND HOSE BIB IN AREA THAT CAN BE REGULARLY SERVICED AS NEEDED. • OBSERVED A PORTABLE (NON-PLUMBED) HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION/CASHIER AREA AS WELL AS THREE (3) COFFEE BREWING EQUIPMENT/DISPENSERS AT FRONT PREP AREA TO NOT BE CONNECTED TO CITY PLUMBING WITH AVAILABLE HOT AND COLD WATER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. WATER WAS FOUND TO BE BELOW 70F AFTER RUNNING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTUCTED MANAGER THAT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER PRESSURE PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN MUST BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING THE HAND SINK AND ALL EQUIPMENT REQUIRING WATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET MOP STORED IN MOP BUCKET AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INVERT OR HANG MOPS TO ALLOW FOR MOP TO AIR DRY IN BETWEEN USE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 14, 2017: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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