BRIDGEPORT COFEE.

Chicago Health Dept

1021 S DELANO WEST CT · SOUTH LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2018.

6 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Apr 2018.

Last inspected Apr 2018. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

APR 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 12

2018

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY, NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ( STEAMING MILK ) INSTRUCTED MGR TO OBTAIN AND POST THE (ORIGINAL) CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH LOOSING FITTING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE THAT FOOD HANDLERS PROPERLY RESTRAIN HAIR, IN SIDE HAIR RESTRAINT, WHENEVER FOODS ARE PREPARED AND OR SERVED. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

JUL 24

2017

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TAKING PAYMENTS, TOUCHING HER BODY/HAIR, TOUCHING THE WAX PAPER TO GRAB THE DONUTS AND MAKING DRINKS (TOUCHING THE LID OF THE COFFEE CUPS WITH HER BARE HANDS) WITH OUT WASHING HER HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS WHEN HANDLING MONEY, TOUCHING THE BODY, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

FOUND THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT SANITIZING (0PPM OF CHLORINE). INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE THE MACHINE PROPERLY SANITIZING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

Serious Other

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

FOUND THE NON-COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DATED 07/15/2016 NOT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SUMMARY POSTED IN A VISIBLE LOCATION FOR THIS ESTABLISHMENT'S CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B)

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS UNDER/AROUND THE ICE MACHINE, COOLERS AND IN THE CORNERS WITH FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

FOOD HANDLERS ON SHIFT ARE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN PREPARING/SERVING FOOD.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

THE ICE SCOOP WAS NOT PROPERLY STORED, IT WAS IN THE ICE BIN SITTING ON TOP OF THE ICE AND THEN A FOOD HANDLER PLACED IT ON TOP OF THE COUNTER WHEN AFTER SHE USED IT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE WITH THE HANDLES UP SO AS NOT TO HAVE TO TOUCH THE ICE.

JUL 15

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY, NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ( STEAMING MILK ) INSTRUCTED MGR TO OBTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

LIVE POTTERY PLANTS STORED ON SHELF NEXT TO PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN

JUL 18

2014

PASS 7 violations

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE WASH, RINSED, SANITIZED AND STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED LOCATION. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOORS IN CORNER AND UNDER EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOM DOORS IN NEED OF SELF CLOSING DEVICE. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

WATER PRESSURE IN THE LADIES ROOM MUST BE INCREASED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE UTENSIL MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES.

OCT 16

2013

PASS · 0 violations

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OCT 15

2013

FAIL 0 violations

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