Dec 19, 2025 Canvass
- 16.FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZEDInspector comment: OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BROWN RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
Home › Chicago › ZIP 60640 › The Understudy Coffee And Books
The Understudy Coffee And Books: health inspection history
5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
An inspection is a dated snapshot of what an inspector observed on one day. It is not a guarantee of current conditions. Labels and scores below are the Chicago Department of Public Health's own terms; see how to read them.
- Address
- 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
- Facility type
- Restaurant
- Risk category
- Risk 2 (Medium)
- Latest result
- Pass on Dec 19, 2025
- License numbers
- 2890877, 2983468
- Latest inspection
- Dec 19, 2025 (Canvass)
- Records shown
- 5 inspections, Feb 8, 2023 to Dec 19, 2025
Across these 5 inspection records, results were: 2 × Pass; 2 × Pass w/ Conditions; 1 × Not Ready. 6 violations were listed in total. This business holds more than one city license at this address. Chicago can publish one row per license for the same visit; FoodCheck USA combines identical rows so each visit appears once.
Inspection history
Oct 24, 2024 License
No violations listed in this record.
Oct 24, 2024 Canvass
- 1.PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIESInspector comment: PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 2.CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATEInspector comment: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (DAIRY, SANDWICHES ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES THAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOOD IS BEING HANDLED.
- 36.THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATEInspector comment: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL REACH-IN COOLERS.
- 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CLEANING SUPPLIES 6" OFF THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
Mar 15, 2023 License
- 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: OBSERVED NO ADDITIONAL PREP/DUMP SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION/BEVERAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PREP/DUMP SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION/BEVERAGE AREA.
Feb 8, 2023 License
No violations listed in this record.
Nearby
See all inspected establishments in ZIP 60640 or the Chicago overview.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food Protection Program, “Food Inspections” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 3, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.