Cupitol failed a health inspection

Cupitol

Restaurant

135 N Clinton, Chicago, IL 60661

West Loop

Apr 23, 2025 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Food handler touched ready-to-eat bread with bare hands; cooler holding milk reached unsafe 52°F.

Key Findings

A food handler sliced and packaged bread using bare hands, violating ready-to-eat food safety rules.
A cooler storing dairy products reached 52.5°F instead of the required 41°F or lower; 3 gallons of milk had to be discarded.
The hand-washing sink at the main prep station was blocked by produce boxes, making it inaccessible.
Bulk food containers of salt, flour, and sugar were not labeled, and the food service manager lacked required allergen training.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #9 — NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED

Inspector's Notes:

Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food, observed a food handler slicing bread and packaging it in bags touching loafs of bread with bare hands, Instructed manager not to allow food handlers to handle ready-to-eat foods with bare hands. Priority violation 7-38-010.

Violation code #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Inspector's Notes:

Coffee station prep cooler air temperature at 52.5f, cooler is used to store dairy products in, Instructed to keep all cooler where TCS is held at 41f or lower. Priority violation 7-38-005. cooler is tagged, not allowed to use, Instructed to contact the office of CDPH when repaired.

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