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The Coffee Studio

Restaurant

5628 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660

Andersonville

Dec 2, 2024 — Canvass re-inspection

Fail

A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Bathroom wall with rough, cracked brick remains unrepaired despite previous violation citation.

Key Findings

  • Bathroom wall features rough, unfinished brick with open cracks and crevices that cannot be properly cleaned or sanitized.
  • This priority violation was noted on a previous inspection in March 2023 and again cited in November 2024, but remains uncorrected.
  • The wall's condition makes it impossible to adequately clean and sanitize in case of bodily fluid contamination.

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 #59 — PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED
Inspector's Notes:

8-404.13(B:4)-- PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 11-21-24 REPORT #2607844 #60- VIOLATION #55 FROM 3-15-23 --NOTED ROUGH AND UNFINISHED BRICK WALL AT ONE SIDE OF THE BATHROOM WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. BRICK WALL STILL NOTED WITH OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES, ROUGH AND UNEVEN. UNABLE TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE IN A BODILY FLUID EVENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

The Coffee Studio has had 8 inspections in the last 5 years with a 43% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 30, 2026.

Jul 30, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

2 violations
Jul 28, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

7 violations
Dec 4, 2024Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Dec 2, 2024FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

1 violation
Standout inspection
Nov 21, 2024Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

10 violations
Mar 15, 2023Conditional

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

2 violations
Mar 8, 2023Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

3 violations
Nov 1, 2022Out of Business

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.