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KAPEJ COFFEE

1447 N SEDGWICK ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

KAPEJ COFFEE has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 14, 2019. The most recent inspection, on March 28, 2025, recorded 5 infractions.

3 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 11, 2020. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 11, 2020. For example: PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on March 28, 2025. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded once on March 28, 2025. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on April 14, 2021. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

8 inspections

  1. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALLS UNDER CABINETS AROUND PIPES AND SUNKEN IN SHELVING UNDER CABINETS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED THE SHELVING INSIDE CABINETS WITH A BUILD UP OF COFFEE GROUNDS AND OTHER SMALL DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST ON THE SIDE OF COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE SIDING OF THE COUNTER AREA FACING THE SEATING AREA COMING APART FROM THE BASE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST AND SMALL DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN BOTH THE STOVE UNIT AREA AS WELL AS THE BEVERAGE SERVICE/FOOD PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND THE EQUIPMENT AND LOWER WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
  2. Canvass

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    0 infractions

  4. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • MUST LABEL BLACK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES (COFFEE) WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DIRT FROM FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS
  6. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED NO BARRIER OR PROTECTION AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP/COFFEE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BARRIER SNEEZE GUARD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA PREPPING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HEAR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
  7. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED NO BARRIER OR PROTECTION AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP/COFFEE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BARRIER SNEEZE GUARD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA PREPPING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HEAR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
  8. License

    0 infractions

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