Philz Coffee
1555 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610 · Old Town · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-04-03
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-03
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
Inspection History
2 ▾
serious Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SMALL HOLE IN THE WALL ACROSS FROM THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF COFFEE GRIND AND BEANS IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA UNDER AND AROUND COUNTERS, ICE MACHINE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2 ▾
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED PIPE LEAKING UNDER COFFEE GRINDER STATION LOCATED LEFT OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED STANDING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOODHANDLER EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE SERVING AND PREPARING FOOD.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED WATER POOLING UNDER LARGE ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MUST POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET, INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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