Express Cafe
3924 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2017-05-24
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2017-05-24
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
Inspection History
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
Caulk around exposed hand sink in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Reach in cooler shelving/racks in kitchen prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Prep table lower shelving in kitchen prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
Floors under 3 compartment sink not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in bsmt storage area by furnace area not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Wall that had peeling paint by prep table, shall be repaired/sealed.
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
Display cooler was missing light shield, shall provide light shield to display cooler.
2016-05-23 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
NOTED ROUGH FLOORS AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT ON FLOORS AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FLOORS TO HAVE SMOOTH PAVEMENT FOR EASY CLEANING.
minor Food Storage & Handling
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
NOTED NO LIGHT INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING.
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Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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