Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 28, 2012
• address55 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar clean?

Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 28, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • Equipment and utensils should get proper exposure to the sanitizing solution during the rinse cycle. Bactericidal treatment shall consist of exposure of all dish and utensil surfaces to a rinse of clean water at a temperature of not less than 180F. FOUND LOW TEMP DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT DISPENSING ANY SANITAIZER, MACHINE WAS IN OPERATION, INSTRUCTED MGR TO HAVE MACHINE REPAIRED SO PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION IS PROVIDED. DURING INSPECTION MACHINE TECHNEICAN ARRIVED AND REPAIRD MACHINE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NOT CLEAN, DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS STUCK ON SURFACE. INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE LARGE DOUGH MIXER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INACCURATE AND MISSING THERMOMETER NOTED IN WALK-IN AND PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN WARMEST PART OF COOLER AND MONITOR.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INACCURATE AND MISSING THERMOMETER NOTED IN WALK-IN AND PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN WARMEST PART OF COOLER AND MONITOR.

When was Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar last inspected?

Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2010.

Xando Coffee & Bar / Cosi Sandwich Bar 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 12% 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 March 28, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.