Caribou Coffee #708
3300 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · Medium risk
Mostly clean — 4 of 7 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2014-05-30
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2014-05-30
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2012)
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 4×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
Inspection History
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE 2-DOOR MILK REFRIGERATOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
minor Employee Hygiene
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT FRONT AND REAR OF PREMISES. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY BY FRONT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST CLEAN WALL BEHIND COFFEE MACHINES AT FRONT PREP AREA AND WALL AT 3COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK IN REAR STORAGE AREA IS DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM UNDERNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND UNDERNEATH 3COMPARTMENT SINK.
2013-05-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 3 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. FOUND ICE MACHINE WITH EXCESS BLACK SLIME BUILD-UP. ALSO PINK SLIME ON WATER TUBE ON TOP PART OF ICE MACHINE DRIPING ON ICE CUBES, WHICH ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ...
minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAINING AT FRONT AND REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINKS.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
2012-12-14 Pass Short Form Complaint ▾
2012-12-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
NOTED EVIDENCE OF FLYING INSECTS ON WALL BEHIND PREP/SELLING AREA AND WALL BY UTILITY SINK IN REAR AREA APPROXIMATELY 40 FLYING INSECTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMIN...
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIORS OF MILK COOLER LOCATED BEHIND PREP AREA.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE PREP LINE COOLERS WITH FOOD AND DEBRIS.
2010-12-14 Pass w/ Conditions Consultation 1 ▾
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.//NO PERSON ON PREMISES WITH A CITY FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION BUSINESS IS IN FULL OPERATION ...
2010-05-14 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPAIR THE SOAP DISPENSER AT THE REAR HANDSINK.
minor Sanitation
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. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE EMPLOYEE MICROWAVE.
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