Bombastic Cafe
Last inspected: Dec 4, 2024
67
Score
Inspectors have visited Bombastic Cafe eight times, with records going back to 2011. Bombastic Cafe was last inspected on Dec 4, 2024. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around one violation to closer to four violations per visit.
“Non-food/food contact surfaces clean” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record.
Bombastic Cafe's latest score of 67 falls below the Chicago average of 81. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 4, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO MANAGER WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ONE MANAGER PRESENT WITH EXPIRED CERTIFICATE AND ONE MANAGER PRESENT WITH SERVSAFE CERTIFICATE ONLY. INSTRUCTED CURRENT PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A MANAGER WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS COFFEE AND DAIRY DRINKS ARE HANDLED AND PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Summary report displayed and visible to the public
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT FROM MOST RECENT INSPECTION ON 09/29/2022, REPORT #2564518 POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF PUBLIC AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SUMMARY REPORT IS POSTED AND AVAILABLE IN PLAIN VIEW OF PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. NEW SUMMARY REPORT PROVIDED AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR CURRENT INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-42-010(b). CITATION ISSUED.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT AND BOXES AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TOP OF COUNTERS IN MAIN PREPARATION AREA TO BE COVERED IN DEBRIS AND COFFEE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND COFFEE BUILD UP.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN EVERY UNISEX AND FEMALE BATHROOM ON SITE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LARGE TWO DOOR STANDING COOLER/FREEZER TO BE NOT PLUGGED IN AND STORED IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGER STATED UNIT WILL BE REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS NOT NECESSARY TO MAINTAINING FACILITY.
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Sep 29, 2022
Complaint
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: NOTED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION TO TEST CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND SANITIZING WATER FOR FOOD SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED RAW WOOD ON THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRINK STORE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD TO THE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SHEET TRAYS USED TO STORE UTENSILS (TONGS AND OVEN MITTENS) WITH DEBRIS AND COFFEE BEANS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SURFACES WHERE FOOD CONTACT UTENSILS ARE STORED SOIL FREE AND CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.
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Jun 22, 2022
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE DURING INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
48
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED IN THE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM A RECEPTACLE WITH NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
53
86
Aug 3, 2020
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
40
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
53
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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86
Nov 5, 2019
Reinspection
No violations found.
100
Oct 24, 2019
License
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: FACILITY EXCEEDS A COMBINED EMPLOYEE AND PATRON SEATING FOR THE ONE SINGLE USER RESTROOM LOCATED IN A NON-FOOD PREPARATION AREA. OBSERVED A TOTAL OF 29 SEATS IN THE DINING ROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
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90
Feb 19, 2019
License
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(N) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: FOUND SPLASHGUARD AT FRONT COUNTER BETWEEN WATER DISPENSER AND DIPPER WELL TO SHORT. SPLASH GUARD MUST BE MINIMUM 60INCHES FROM FLOOR. SPLASHGUARD INSTALLED BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION. (61INCHES TALL).
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86
Sep 12, 2011
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bombastic Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Bombastic Cafe on file is from Dec 4, 2024. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Bombastic Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “non-food/food contact surfaces clean” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Bombastic Cafe.
Has Bombastic Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Bombastic Cafe have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Bombastic Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Bombastic Cafe inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Bombastic Cafe is inspected about once every two years on average.
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