Whispers Coffee & Tea

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 21, 2012 →
• address520 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Whispers Coffee & Tea clean?

Whispers Coffee & Tea is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 3, 2014, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on March 21, 2012. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Whispers Coffee & Tea?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

When was Whispers Coffee & Tea last inspected?

Whispers Coffee & Tea has 3 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2011.

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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 March 21, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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