Joe's Coffee
820 N LA SALLE DR, Chicago, IL 60610 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2483180
- Status
- Risk 2 (Medium)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections
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Jan 22, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGNAGE NEEDED AT HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FLOOR IN NEED OF CLEANING FROM COFFEE GROUNDS AND COFFEE BEANS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Jul 14, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
NOTED A BUCKET CONTAINING A SANITIZING SOLUTION SET UP TO SANITIZE DISHES WASHED RINSED USING THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LARGE ENOUGH SO THAT DISHES CAN BE SUBMEERGED IN EACH COMPARTMENT OR A COMMERCIAL DISHWASHING MACHINE CAN BE INSTALLED INSTEAD OF A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Feb 18, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF COFFEE BEANS, DIRT AND COFFEE GRINDS ON THE FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE LOWER REACH IN UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PULL ALL MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
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Severity not stated
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Jul 11, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Apr 28, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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May 12, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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May 1, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AND BETWEEN EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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May 23, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jun 26, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
FOUND LARGE UNWRAPPED AND UNPROTECTED STRAWS IN A BASKET AT THE SELF-SERVE COFFEE CREAMER COUNTER.MUST PROVIDE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED STRAWS OR A STRAW DISPENSER.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND NO SPLASH GUARD FOR THE HAND SINK AT COFFEE PREP AREA.MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE BETWEEN HANDSINK AND PREP SINK.
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Not serious
Minor
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Aug 10, 2016 License · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR BY DISHMACHINE. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AT DISHMACHINE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT DISHMACHINE ROOM. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.