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99
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Colectivo Coffee

5423-5427 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 · Uptown · Restaurant · High risk
EAT
99/100

Clean record — passed all 11 inspections

Inspections
11
8 passed
Last Inspected
2025-09-17
Pass Rate
73%
0 failures
Score
99/100
EAT
11 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-09-17
No failures across all 11 inspections on record
Sanitation issues found across 20 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 6 inspections
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Sanitation critical 20×
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Plumbing & Waste critical
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Other minor
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Food Temperature critical
2025-09-17 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2024-12-13 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 7
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK INSIDE (2) WASHROOM.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE BEHIND UPPER PANEL WITH MINERAL BUILD-UP.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF THE DOOR (BY THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE) ACROSS STORAGE ROOM.

minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORAGE IN PREP/STORAGE AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.

minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE THE BASEMENT WALK-IN FREEZER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP/STORAGE AREA AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER ABOVE PREP AREA, MOP SINK AREA AND CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE (2) WASHROOM.

2023-07-31 Pass Complaint
4
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED THE INTERIOR GUARD OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED OVERHEAD WASTE PIPES NOT SHIELDED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENCASE ALL WASTE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS. (FOOD MAY NOT BE STORED UNDER LEAKY WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, MECHANICAL ROOMS, TOIL...

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.

2023-04-03 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED COFFEE SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN THEM.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED ONCE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE HAS COMPLETED AND RECEIVED ALLERGEN AWARENESS T...

2022-07-26 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 4
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED DEBRIS OF CALCIUM/LIME BUILDUP IN UPPER PORTION OF ICE MACHINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY A HALF INCH GAP ON BOTTOM OF EXIT DOOR IN BASEMENT, LOCATED AT (5423 N CLARK) AREA. DISUCSSED WITH MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOOR SWEEP TO ENSURE THAT DOOR IS PEST/RODENT PROOF.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED PUDDLE WATER IN BASEMENT FLOOR NEAR HAND SINK. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

VENT ABOVE OVEN AREA AND VENT COVERES ABOVE BACK PREP AND MOP AREA IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2021-09-14 Pass Short Form Complaint
4
minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11 WASTE PIPE ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT, ALSO PIPES ABOVE DRY FOOD SHELVES AND EXPRESSO MACHINE IN BASEMENT MUST BE ENCASED. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE

minor Sanitation

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

4-101.19 MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

minor Sanitation

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

4-204.18 ICE BUILD-UP AT CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER UNDER COFFEE STATION AT FRONT SERVING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

2021-08-24 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

WASTE PIPE ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT, ALSO PIPES ABOVE DRY FOOD SHELVES AND ABOVE EXPRESSO MACHINE IN BASEMENT MUST BE ENCASED. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE

minor Sanitation

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

ICE BUILD-UP AT CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER UNDER COFFEE STATION AT FRONT SERVING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

2020-09-03 Pass Short Form Complaint

No violations found.

2020-06-19 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 2
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND CLUTTER AT BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE (TOOLS, BOXES, ETC.). MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE.

2019-05-17 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 5
critical Food Temperature

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO ONE ON SITE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS ARE PREPARRED AND SERVED INCLUDING EGGS AND CHICKEN SOUP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION...

critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010

critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED FROZEN CONDENSATE IN WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.

2018-09-18 Pass w/ Conditions License
CRITICAL 5
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-201.14(N) NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

2-501.11 MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.12 NOTED WASTE WATER PIPES ALONG WALLS AROUND THE FRONT PREP AREA OF THE FIRST FLOOR NOT ENCLOSED. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY AND SOLIDLY ENCLOSE THE WASTE WATER PIPES AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-205.15 NO FAUCET, WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, INSTALLED AT DUMP SINK BASIN BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. MUST INSTALL FAUCET.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11 NOTED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS WITH ROUGH SURFACES AND CRACKS BEHIND THE FRONT PREP AREA AND HOLES IN WOOD SURFACES. WALLS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE THROUGH OUT FOOD/DRINK PREP A...

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