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The Understudy Coffee and Books

5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 · Uptown · Restaurant · Medium risk

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80/100

Clean record — passed all 3 inspections

Inspections

2 passed

Last Inspected

2025-12-19

Pass Rate

67%

0 failures

Score

80/100

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What You Should Know

✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-19

✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record

⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 1 inspection

⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection

Types of Issues Found

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Sanitation serious 2×

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Documentation & Training critical 1×

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Food Temperature critical 1×

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Other minor 1×

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Plumbing & Waste minor 1×

Inspection History

2025-12-19 Pass Canvass

1 ▾

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BROWN RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.

2024-10-24 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass

CRITICAL 4 ▾

critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Food Temperature

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (DAIRY, SANDWICHES ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES ...

minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL REACH-IN COOLERS.

minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CLEANING SUPPLIES 6" OFF THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.

2023-03-15 Pass License

1 ▾

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO ADDITIONAL PREP/DUMP SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION/BEVERAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PREP/DUMP SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION/BEVERAGE AREA.

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