Davidstea

835 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Café / Breakfast
Last inspected: Dec 30, 2019
70
Score
Medium Risk

Across the available record, Davidstea has five inspections on file, the first dated 2015. The most recent visit was on Dec 30, 2019. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. Public records show no inspections at Davidstea since Dec 30, 2019, so this file may not reflect current conditions.

Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around zero violations to closer to four violations per visit.

The city-wide average sits at 81, which Davidstea's 70 doesn't quite reach. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.

5
Inspections
0
Critical latest
3
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 30, 2019
Routine
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
3
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND PHYSICAL KIT, EFFECTIVE FOR ELIMINATING NOROVIRUS, ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
5
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO ADEQUATELY MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE (160F) AFTER THE FINAL RINSE IN THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
48
All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: - MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
57
70
Dec 18, 2017
Routine
No violations found.
100
Oct 26, 2016
Reinspection
No violations found.
100
Oct 19, 2016
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE: OBSERVED WHITE AND BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE DRIPPING FROM THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ICE MACHINE SERVICED, DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
16
* inspection report summary displayed and visible to all customers
Inspector notes: NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010
28
90
Oct 14, 2015
License
No violations found.
100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Davidstea last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Davidstea on file is from Dec 30, 2019. The public record contains five inspections in total.

Has Davidstea's inspection record improved over time?

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

What does a medium risk rating mean?

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