Volumes Bookcafe

1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: May 18, 2020

Score

Medium Risk

Going back to 2016, Volumes Bookcafe has three inspections in the public record. Volumes Bookcafe was last inspected on May 18, 2020. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. The file hasn't been updated since May 18, 2020, so take the current picture with that in mind.

The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around four violations each, up from closer to two violations before.

The city-wide average sits at 81, which Volumes Bookcafe's 70 doesn't quite reach. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

Inspections

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Inspection History

May 18, 2020

Routine

3 major violations. 1 minor violation.

View 4 violations

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

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT ONE PAGER AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROCEDURE AND A KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY ITEMS INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Thermometers provided & accurate

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF FOOD ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A DRY BASEMENT.

Dec 15, 2017

Routine

3 minor violations.

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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector notes: OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HAND SINK IN THE MEN'S CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER TO REPAIR SINK TO PROVIDE PROPER DRAINAGE AT ALL TIMES.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN INERIOR THERMOMETER FOR THE REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.

Mar 15, 2016

License

1 minor violation.

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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector notes: OBSERVED INSULATION INSTEAD OF DRY WALL INSIDE THE FURNACE AREA. SURFACE IS POROUS. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Volumes Bookcafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Volumes Bookcafe on file is from May 18, 2020. The public record contains three inspections in total.

Has Volumes Bookcafe's inspection record improved over time?

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

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Volumes Bookcafe 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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