The Common Cup

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 15, 2020
• address1501-1503 W Morse Ave, Chicago 60626

Is The Common Cup clean?

The Common Cup is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2020. 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 The Common Cup?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING AT THE PREP AREAS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED HAND WASH SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA INACCESSIBLE WITH TABLE STANDING IN FRONT OF SINK . INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL HAND WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED INNER LINING OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEANED.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • NOTED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN FRONT BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE COFFEE PREP TABLE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN FRONT BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE COFFEE PREP TABLE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED PREMISE USING A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHER WITH GAUGE READING 181F; HOWEVER NOTED NO TEMPERATURE TEST STRIPS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR, STRIPS/STICKERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED PREMISE USING A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHER WITH GAUGE READING 181F; HOWEVER NOTED NO TEMPERATURE TEST STRIPS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR, STRIPS/STICKERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.

When was The Common Cup last inspected?

The Common Cup has 16 inspections on record going back to April 7, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Common Cup vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

Other spots in Rogers Park

• ✓ S & S Food On Clark
  clean · February 4, 2014
• ✓ Ms Eggroll #2
  clean · October 21, 2011
• ✓ Green Spirit
  clean · May 7, 2014
• ✓ Frescasita Market
  clean · May 5, 2011
• ✓ Jeanny's Gourmet Restaurant
  clean · March 14, 2012
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  clean · August 13, 2012

See every restaurant inspection in Rogers Park →

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 May 15, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.