Metric Coffee Cafe
2021 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612 · Near West Side · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 6 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-08-06
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-08-06
✓ No failures across all 6 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 6 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
⚠ Chemical Safety critical 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-08-06 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST CLEAN THE WALLS UNDERNEATH THE SERVICE COUNTER TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE CEILING IN POOR REPAIR WHERE THE FIRE HAPPEND. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
2022-01-05 Pass Complaint ▾
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2019-09-04 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE AND CLEAN UP KIT FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
OBSERVED USED WIPING CLOTHS ON THE COUNTER TOPS AND BEHIND THE COFFEE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED THAT WIPING CLOTHS SHOULD BE STORED IN SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE SPIDER WEBS BEHIND THE WATER HEATER AND UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
2018-04-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Chemical Safety
SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE
OBSERVED UNPASTEURIZED JUICES FROM TIME MACHINE JUICE COMPANY (2021 WEST FULTON, CHICAGO, IL 60612) BEING SOLD IN THE RETAIL DISPLAY COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT UNPASTEURIZED JUICES FROM A SEPARATE WHOLESALE SOURCE CANNOT BE SOLD AT RETAIL. ...
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MILK COOLER AT THE COFFEE SERVICE AREA.
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minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION TO BOTH SETS OF MEN AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS (1ST/2ND).
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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