79Th Street Barbecue

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 27, 2012
• address7901 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60620

Is 79Th Street Barbecue clean?

79Th Street Barbecue is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 27, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at 79Th Street Barbecue?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS AND CEILINGS(PAINT OR REPLACE CEILING TILES) THROUGHOUT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS AND CEILINGS(PAINT OR REPLACE CEILING TILES) THROUGHOUT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE ALL UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • COOKED PORK RIB TIPS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 120.1F-133.5F. INSTRUCTED TO RE-HEAT ALL PRE-COOKED FOODS TO AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 165F AND HOLD PRODUCT AT 140.OF OR ABOVE UNTIL SOLD. ALL PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED (APPROXIMATELY 45LB VALUED AT $200.00).
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL COOKED FOODS STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE LABELED.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL COOKED FOODS STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE LABELED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS, INTERIORS OF ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, FILTERS AND HOODS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BBQ PIT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPAIR FLOOR IN FRONT SECTION BY DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER PRESENTLY BEING USED FOR STORAGE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPAIR FLOOR IN FRONT SECTION BY DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER PRESENTLY BEING USED FOR STORAGE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMP. SINK. INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN BBQ PIT.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR HOT HOLDING & COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS LONG STEM METAL THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING AND RECORDING PRODUCT TEMPERATURE.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR HOT HOLDING & COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS LONG STEM METAL THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING AND RECORDING PRODUCT TEMPERATURE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN REAR BY EXIT DOOR AND IN DRY GOODS STORAGE ROOM.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

When was 79Th Street Barbecue last inspected?

79Th Street Barbecue has 6 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2010.

79Th Street Barbecue vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 27, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.