Bamyam Kabab

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 14, 2021
• address5701 N California Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Bamyam Kabab clean?

Bamyam Kabab is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 14, 2021. 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 Bamyam Kabab?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT MOP SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 46.8F IN WALK IN COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. 25 BOTTLES OF YOGURT DRINK FOUND AT 46.4F IN FRONT COOLER, RAW BEEF FOUND AT 58.7F, RAW ANGUS BEEF FOUND AT 49.3F AND STEAK FOUND AT 50.4F IN WALK IN COOLER. PROPER COLD HOLDING TCS FOOD ITEMS MUST BE AT 41.0F OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE FOOD. ALL FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 150 LBS AT A COST OF $300.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF COOLER IN FRONT AT 49.3F. PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 41.0F OR BELOW TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS AT PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. COOLER HAS BEEN TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT TO KEEP HAIR FROM CONTACTING EXPOSING FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT TO KEEP HAIR FROM CONTACTING EXPOSING FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED TAPE COVERING VENTS IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS. MUST REMOVE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB AT VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING LIGHT BULB.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB AT VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING LIGHT BULB.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS INCOMPLETE. EMPLOYEES WHO OBTAIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Bamyam Kabab last inspected?

Bamyam Kabab has 7 inspections on record going back to May 14, 2018.

Bamyam Kabab vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 14, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.