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LITTLE BEANS CAFE

1803-1809 W WEBSTER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

LITTLE BEANS CAFE has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since January 4, 2011. The most recent inspection, on July 29, 2024, found no 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • 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 once on October 7, 2014. For example: HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on November 24, 2017. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

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. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • NOTED INTERIOR OF REACH-IN COOLER NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH FOOD PARTICULATES SCATTERED INSIDE REFRIGERATOR.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REACH-IN COOLER.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NOTED NO DRAIN BOARD AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ALSO COULDN'T LOCATE GREASE TRAP UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL GREASE TRAP OR BE ABLE TO SHOW ITS LOCATION AND TO INSTALL DRAIN BOARD BY NEXT INSPECTION.
  3. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THAT WATER LEAKS OUT OF THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE DISH MACHINE WHEN RUNNING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAK.
  4. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT FRONT PREP, MAIN DINING AREA, EXPOSED HAND SINK WHILE FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED. SAME SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE AND BLOCKED BY A GARBAGE CAN AND VACUUM CLEANER. INSTRUCTED SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL TIMES AT EXPOSED HAND SINKS. SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. TWO COMPARTMENT PREP SINKS MUST NOT BE USED FOR HAND WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA ABOVE PANINI MACHINES AND PREP COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN EXPANDED FOOD PREP AREA IN REAR WITH PANINI MACHINES, PREP TABLES, PREP COOLERS.
  5. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK IN ICE CREAM AREA IS SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  6. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.
  7. License

    0 infractions

  8. License

    0 infractions

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