AFRO JOE'S COFFEE & TEA.

Chicago Health Dept

1818 W 99TH ST · BEVERLY, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Nov 2025).

5 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Nov 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

NOV 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

NOV 20

2025

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED THE TWO DOOR LOW REACH IN PREP COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA GASKETS IN NEED OF REPAIR ON BOTH DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

Minor Food Temperature

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF ALL THE REACH IN COOLING UNITS IN NEED OF A DETAILED CLEANING TO REMOVE SPILLAGE, STAINS AND OR FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

Minor Pest Activity

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND THE FRONT BEVERAGE STATION AREA IN NEED OF A DETAILED CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN ALL AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAILED CLEANING UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED IMPROPER VENTILATION INSTALLED AT THE PANINI PRESS STATION IN THE REAR COOKING AREA. (FACILITY DID TRY TO COMPLY WITH PREVIOUS INSPECTION REQUEST, JUST PROVIDED THE WRONG KIND OF SYSTEM) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER HOOD VENTILATION THAT IS DESIGNED TO PULL GREASE FUMES AND SMOKE UP AND OUT OF THE FACILITY.

MAR 24

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations

Serious Other

COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP

OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS STORED IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (SUCH AS RAW BEEF) AND REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING EQUIPMENT BEING UTILIZED ON-SITE WITHOUT VALID HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY THIS DEPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TCS FOOD FROM REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, DISCARD, AND DENATURE, AND CEASE USE OF REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY CDPH. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED ALL TCS FOOD, DISCARDED, AND DENATURED ON-SITE. APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED APPROXIMATELY $100.00 DISCARDED. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED ALL REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING EQUIPMENT FROM FACILITY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

ALL SEALED WOOD SHELVING IN FRONT COFFEE AREA IS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLE LEGS AND BOTTOM SHELVES OF TABLE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

ADDITIONAL VENTILATION NEEDED ABOVE PANINI MACHINE TO EMOVE SMOKE AND GREASE INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

FEB 1

2024

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 15 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED LOW COLD & HOT RUNNING WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED 6-7 CONTAINERS OF DIFFERANT DAIRY PRODUCTS AT FRONT PREP COOLER. ALL PRODUCTS WERE BETWEEN 46.0-50.6 DEGREES INSTRUCTED TO HAVE LESS PRODUCT IN COOLER DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF OPENING AND CLOSING OF REACH IN. RIC AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. ALL PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED. TOTAL VALUE $25.00 15LBS PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

Minor Food Temperature

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL ROP PACKAGES OF SALMON THAWING IN REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OPEN PACKAGES OF SALMON WHEN THAWING.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (SQUEEZE BOTTLES AND SHAKERS) WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE OF ICE BIN MUST STORE PROPERLY.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES.

Minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.

Minor Employee Hygiene

GLOVES USED PROPERLY

EMPLOYEES ARE NOT WASH HANDS AND CHANGING GLOVES WHEN NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM LANDING IN BASEMENT UNDER STORAGE SHELVES,COUNTER TOPS UNDER EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP AREA,WINDOW SILLS BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA,LID ON CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST PLACE A LID ON SUMP PUMP IN BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE BOXES AND OTHER ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS AND BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SWINING DOOR DAMAGED IN FRONT PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALL AT HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS AND BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE WATER AND SPILLAGE FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT.

DEC 15

2023

FAIL 17 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICIES BY FOOD HANDLERS AND DISH WASHER SUCH AS OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WASHING DIRTY DISHES AND THEN HANDLING CLEAN DISHES WITHOUT HAND WASHING,ANOTHER MALE EMPLOYEE WIPING CUTTING BOARD WITH WIPING CLOTH AND RUNG OUT TOWEL WITH PLASTIC GLOVES ON AND TOOK OFF GLOVES AND PUT ON ANOTHER PAIR WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED LOW COLD & HOT RUNNING WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS 1/4LB COOKED SHORT RIB 118.9F.2LBS. COOKED CHICKEN BREAST 94.6F. INSIDE OF HOT HOLDING UNIT.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. APPX. 2 1/4 LBS. $8.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)

Minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 127.0F WITH TCS READY TO EAT FOODS STORED INSIDE. MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. MANAGER HAD MADE AN ADJUSTMENT ON DIAL TO MAKE IT HOTTER NOW IT IS AT 147.8F.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (SQUEEZE BOTTLES AND SHAKERS) WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE OF ICE BIN MUST STORE PROPERLY.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES.

Minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.

Minor Employee Hygiene

GLOVES USED PROPERLY

EMPLOYEES ARE NOT WASH HANDS AND CHANGING GLOVES WHEN NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST PLACE A LID ON SUMP PUMP IN BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SWINING DOOR DAMAGED IN FRONT PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALL AT HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS AND BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE WATER AND SPILLAGE FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE BOXES AND OTHER ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS AND BASEMENT.

Minor Other

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2578112 6/30/23 NOT CORRECTED #51-5-204.12 : UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW DEVICE ON BEVERAGE AND ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

JUN 30

2023

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOP HANDLE LAYING ON ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RAW WOOD SURFACES ON SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL WOOD SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW DEVICE ON BEVERAGE AND ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS AND CONCRETE FLOORS IN PREP AND DINING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL WALLS AND FLOORS TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED OPENINGS AND PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN PREP, DINING AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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