Amayes'n Bar-B-Q

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 30, 2015
• address9259 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619

Is Amayes'n Bar-B-Q clean?

Amayes'n Bar-B-Q is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Amayes'n Bar-B-Q?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 75 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS ON ROLLING CART,ON FLOOR NEXT TO SAME ON FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,ON FLOOR NEXT TO MOPSINK,ON ELECTRICAL BOX IN SAME AREA,IN BETWEEN WALL BASES OUTSIDE OF TOILETROOM,INSIDE OF DEEP FRYER,ON FLOOR NEXT TO POP COOLER.ALSO FRONT AND REAR DOORS NOT TIGHT FITTING.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS .RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 4/30/15.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED TALL WEEDS AROUND DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER,REAR YARD HAS DEBRI(BRICKS,DESK,DRESSER,ETC).MUST CUT DOWN AND REMOVE TALL WEEDS AND DEBRI AND MAINTAIN.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED TALL WEEDS AROUND DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER,REAR YARD HAS DEBRI(BRICKS,DESK,DRESSER,ETC).MUST CUT DOWN AND REMOVE TALL WEEDS AND DEBRI AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW.MUST PROVIDE AND POST.
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • OBSERVED 3- COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK OVER FLOWING WITH WATER/GREASE AND FOOD AND POOLING ONTO FLOOR.LID ONGREASE TRAP NOT TIGHT FITTING.MUST REMOVE INADEQUATE WASTE WATER,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • OBSERVED 3- COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK OVER FLOWING WITH WATER/GREASE AND FOOD AND POOLING ONTO FLOOR.LID ONGREASE TRAP NOT TIGHT FITTING.MUST REMOVE INADEQUATE WASTE WATER,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE DOOR HANDLE ON REACH IN COOLER.MUST PROVIDE A SCREEN ON EXHAUST FAN ABOVE REAR DOOR,A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK,DRAIN BOARD AT OR ABOVE 3- COMP SINK.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF OVEN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE DOOR HANDLE ON REACH IN COOLER.MUST PROVIDE A SCREEN ON EXHAUST FAN ABOVE REAR DOOR,A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK,DRAIN BOARD AT OR ABOVE 3- COMP SINK.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF OVEN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYERS AND WHEEL BASES,FOOD CORRAL,OVEN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND FURNANCE ROOM.MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND FURNANCE ROOM.MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS,GAP ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,MISSING TILES AT COUNTER TOP,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVER,MISSING WALL BASES IN PREP AREA..MUST CLEAN FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN MOPSINK AREA,TOILETROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS,GAP ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,MISSING TILES AT COUNTER TOP,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVER,MISSING WALL BASES IN PREP AREA..MUST CLEAN FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN MOPSINK AREA,TOILETROOM.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND DRY FOOD STORAGE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILETROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMP SINK AND MOP SINK.MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILETROOM,NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT MOPSINK,BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK,SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE ARTICLES FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS AND OFF OF FLOOR WHERE NEEDED.MUST COVER B.B.Q. GRILL OR REMOVE FROM REAR YARD.

When was Amayes'n Bar-B-Q last inspected?

Amayes'n Bar-B-Q has 2 inspections on record going back to April 30, 2015.

Amayes'n Bar-B-Q vs Burnside

Burnside runs 65% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 9 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Burnside, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 30, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.