B B Q Joint

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 17, 2016
• address1967 N Halsted, Chicago 60614

Is B B Q Joint clean?

B B Q Joint is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at B B Q Joint?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FL. PREP AREA,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS IN CABINET IN BAR AREA.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM COOKING PIPE IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE GLASS WATER CONTAINERS WITH A WIDER OPENING TO CLEAN BOTTLES PROPERLY.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FL. PREP AREA,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS IN CABINET IN BAR AREA.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM COOKING PIPE IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE GLASS WATER CONTAINERS WITH A WIDER OPENING TO CLEAN BOTTLES PROPERLY.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM PIPES ,OVERHEAD SHELVING UNITS,PREP TABLE,GRILL TABLES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULKING ON FLOOR IN DISH MACHINE AREA AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULKING ON FLOOR IN DISH MACHINE AREA AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL GAPS IN BETWEEN WALL BASES AND FLOOR UNDER 2- COMP SINK AND DISH MACHINE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANELING BEHIND DISH MACHINE,STAINED CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL GAPS IN BETWEEN WALL BASES AND FLOOR UNDER 2- COMP SINK AND DISH MACHINE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANELING BEHIND DISH MACHINE,STAINED CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY DRAINLINE AT FAR LEFT COMPARTMENT OF 3- COMP SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA,LOW WATER PRESSURE AT 1- COMP DUMP SINK IN BAR AREA,LOOSE FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN EMPLOYEES TOILETROOM.MUST CONNECT WATER LINES AND ADD FAUCET AT TOP OF HOPPER AT MARGARITA MACHINE BEHIND BAR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT

When was B B Q Joint last inspected?

B B Q Joint has 11 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2011.

B B Q Joint vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 June 17, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.