Hexe Coffee Co.
Last inspected: Dec 31, 2024
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Score
Public records show five inspections at Hexe Coffee Co. stretching back to 2019. Inspectors last stopped by on Dec 31, 2024. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around four violations to closer to one violation per visit over the last few inspections.
Across the inspection history, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.
That puts the facility ahead of the local pack: the average Chicago restaurant scores 81. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspections
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 31, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Apr 1, 2022
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Mar 2, 2022
Complaint
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS, SUCH AS STICKERS OR DISHMACHINE THERMOMETER, TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH ,LID OPEN AND DUMPSTER NOT COVERED. ALSO OBSERVED GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH LARGE OPENING APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN GARBAGE AND KEEP TIGHTFITTING LIDS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND REPAIR OR REPLACE LID. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b), CITATION ISSUED.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT HANDWSHING SINK LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DURABLE AND WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IN ICE MACHINE ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER AND KEEP INVERTED.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED RAW WOODEN SHELVES IN REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WOODEN SHELVES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH A LOT OF SCRATCHES AND SCORING IN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNUSED ITEMS ( POP CORN MACHINE). INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE REAR DRY STORAGE AND REMOVE UNECCESSARY ITEMS DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INXHES OFF OF THE FLOOR.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WAREWASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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Feb 19, 2021
Routine
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: FACILITY USES HIGH TEMPERATURE SANITIZING DISH MACHINE AND DOESN'T HAVE PROPER TEMPERATURE MEASURING IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR THAT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS (SLICING DELI MEAT, DELI SANDWICHES) WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
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Aug 29, 2019
License
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE WITH ALL NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN REAR PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN SAID HANDWASH BOWL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: CEILING TILES MISSING ABOVE REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE CEILING TILES AND MAKE TIGHT FITTED THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Hexe Coffee Co. last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Hexe Coffee Co. on file is from Dec 31, 2024. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Hexe Coffee Co.?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Hexe Coffee Co..
Has Hexe Coffee Co.'s inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Hexe Coffee Co. have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Hexe Coffee Co. means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Hexe Coffee Co. inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Hexe Coffee Co. is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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