Chicago
49
BEAT

The Stockyard Coffeehouse, LLC

558 W 37th St, Chicago, IL 60609 · Back of the Yards · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
49/100

Mixed record — 7 of 12 inspections passed

Inspections
12
7 passed
Last Inspected
2026-02-25
Pass Rate
58%
3 failures
Score
49/100
BEAT
Failed 3 inspections (2025, 2022, 2019)
Sanitation issues found across 10 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 9 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 10×
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Food Temperature minor
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Pest Activity minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Documentation & Training critical
2026-02-25 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Obstructed hand wash sink. Found, utensils placed in prep area hand wash sink, instructed to keep hand wash sink free from any utensils for proper hand washing, Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c).

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Additional hand wash sink is needed in the rear prep area, or remove swinging door that separates the 2 small prep areas.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

Live pottery plants places above prep area, instructed to remove.

2025-03-31 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 6
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.13 OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER PROVIDED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOAP DISPENSER AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING AIDS AND DEVICES SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS OR HAND SOAP DISPENSERS AT SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY.

minor Facility Condition

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA 1-DOOR PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMEN...

minor Employee Hygiene

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-302.12 OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK NOT LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD ITEM STORED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD ITEM STORED AND ...

minor Food Temperature

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

3-304.12 OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS (COFFEE STIRRING SPOONS) STORED IN STILL, ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER IN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTE TO REMOVE UTENSILS FROM WATER AND MAINTAIN UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, SANITIZED SURFACE BETWEEN USES.

minor Sanitation

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

4-501.11 OBSERVED GASKETS AT THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, TORN AND MISSING IN SOME AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE GASKETS AT THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND ...

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13 OBSERVED INTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF THE 1-DOOR FREEZER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER SOIL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF FREEZERS AND OTHER COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE...

2025-03-20 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 7
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER PROVIDED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOAP DISPENSER AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING AIDS AND DEVICES SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS OR HAND SOAP DISPENSERS AT SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY.

minor Facility Condition

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA 1-DOOR PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COL...

minor Employee Hygiene

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK NOT LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD ITEM STORED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD ITEM STORED AND MAINTAINED...

minor Food Temperature

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS (COFFEE STIRRING SPOONS) STORED IN STILL, ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER IN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTE TO REMOVE UTENSILS FROM WATER AND MAINTAIN UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, SANITIZED SURFACE BETWEEN USES.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED GASKETS AT THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, TORN AND MISSING IN SOME AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE GASKETS AT THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER AD...

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED INTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF THE 1-DOOR FREEZER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER SOIL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF FREEZERS AND OTHER COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENC...

minor Other

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM CANVASS INSPECTION ON 3/1/2024 (INSPECTION NO. 2590302): #51 5-205.15 OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE FIRST COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE AN...

2024-03-01 Pass Canvass
5
minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLASH IN THE BOTTOM INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN WHERE THE FOOD IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE FIRST COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A MOUNTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING.

2023-05-02 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

2022-08-29 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2022-08-22 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 2
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING PROVISION AT FRONT PREP HANDSINK AT START OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN.PIC PROVIDED HANDSOAP AT CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)...

minor Pest Activity

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER TO BE UNABLE TO CLOSE TIGHT FITTING DUE TO TRASH OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CORRECT AND ENSURE LID IS ABLE TO BE TIGHT FITTING AT ALL TIMES FOR THE PREVENTION OF PEST HARBORAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(...

2021-12-13 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 2
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SIGN AT REAR HAND SINK.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL VENT IN FRONT PREP AREA.

2020-01-15 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2019-07-22 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2019-07-15 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 2
critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT OR SUPPLIES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PROCEDURE IS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005

minor Other

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE FOR VIOLATION 58 Observed no allergen training certification on site. Must provide proof of allergen training.A CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED BY THE SPECIFIED DATE ON THE INSPECTION REPORT IS CLASSIFIED AS A PRIORITY FOUNDATIO...

2018-12-10 Pass w/ Conditions License
CRITICAL 3
critical Documentation & Training

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

No employee health policy on site. Must provide. Priority foundation 7-38-010.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

Observed no vomit and diarrhea clean up policy on site. Must provide written procedure for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea. Priority foundation 7-38-005.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

Observed no allergen training certification on site. Must provide proof of allergen training.

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