CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY.

Chicago Health Dept

311 W MONROE ST · LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

4 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Oct 2013.

Last inspected Oct 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
12
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 25
2013
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN THE COUNTER TOP AT THE SERVICE COUNTER PREP STATION TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN THE TOPS OF COOLER UNDER THE SERVICE COUNTER.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NOTED A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM PIPE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

SEP 21
2012
PASS 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IS VERY RUSTY, MUST ADDRESS.

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

INTERIOR OF HANDSINK & 3-COMP. SINK IN THE DISHROOM, MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.

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

FLOORS AROUND THE GREASE TRAP & ALONG WALLS IN THE REAR DISHROOM AREA; & AROUND FLOOR DRAINS, MUST BE KEPT CLEAN & FREE OF DEBRIS OR DIRT.

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

DUSTY CEILING VENT & TILES AROUND IT (DISHROOM AREA), MUST BE MAINTAINED CLEAN.

JUL 20
2011
PASS 2 violations
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. OBSERVED SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

Minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REAR HANDWASH BOWL DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

AUG 6
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations
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 one on premises/on duty with a city sanitation certificate, while handling/serving open P.H.F.

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. Must replace broken splashguards around front handsink & maintain. Must also provide sink stoppers at 3-comp sink.

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. Must clean cabinets under front sinks, all sink drains in rear dishwashing area (including mop sink), interior gaskets or floor of front milk cooler- due to food spills/debris/dirt.

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Floors under sinks in dishroom area, around grease trap & behind equipment need detailed cleaning.

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