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LA COLOMBE TORREFACTION

4 E ELM ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60611

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2024-08-19; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2024-08-19), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2024-08-19: Canvass

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED OVER CLEAN UTENSILS IN THE WAREWASHING AREA SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE INSECT CONTROL DEVICE SUCH THAT IT DOES NOT POSE AN OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION RISK FOR OPEN FOOD, UTENSILS, OR EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS STORAGE SHELVING TO ELEVATE FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MILK CRATES AND REPLACE WITH EQUIPMENT SUCH AS A DUNNAGE RACK THAT IS ELEVATED AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE ACCESS FOR CLEANING OF FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES (INTERIOR CAVITY) OF 3-DOOR DRY STORAGE CABINET IN FRONT AREA TO BE SOILED WITH COFFEE GROUNDS AND OTHER DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.

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