Build Coffee

6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Aug 27, 2024

Score

Medium Risk

Build Coffee has only two inspections on file, a thin record to work from. On Aug 27, 2024, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.

Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around five violations lately compared to roughly zero violations before.

That's lower than the typical Chicago restaurant, which scores around 81. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Aug 27, 2024

Routine

2 major violations. 3 minor violations.

View 5 violations

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT TO USE IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.

Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

Inspector notes: NO HANDWASH SIGNAGE IN WASHROOM OR AT EXPOSED HANDSINK; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CORRECTED ON SITE.

Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

Inspector notes: FOUND AN UNCOVERED RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX WASHROOM; INSTRUCTED THAT RECPTACLES MUST HAVE A COVER ON THEM.

All food employees have food handler training

Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

May 22, 2017

License

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Build Coffee last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Build Coffee on file is from Aug 27, 2024. The public record contains two inspections in total.

Has Build Coffee's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Build Coffee have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly zero earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Build Coffee means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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