Bang Bang Biscuits

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2019
• address4947 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Bang Bang Biscuits clean?

Bang Bang Biscuits is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Bang Bang Biscuits?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE AND ASTERICK ON THE FOOD ITEMS BEING SERVED RAW OR UNDECOOKED ON THE MENU, PLACARDS,TABLE TENTS OR OTHER EFFECTIVE WRITTEN MEANS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTALL A PHYSICAL BARRIER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ENTRANCE TO PROTECT THE FOOD FROM ANY CONTAMINATION AND PREVENT FRIENDS,FAMILY OR CUSTOMER TO ENTER THE PREP AREA.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTALL A PHYSICAL BARRIER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ENTRANCE TO PROTECT THE FOOD FROM ANY CONTAMINATION AND PREVENT FRIENDS,FAMILY OR CUSTOMER TO ENTER THE PREP AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES,CHOPPING BOARD, COOLERS, MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • TWO CHEST FREEZERS WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED. MUST DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LARGE POTS ,PANS AND BOWLS THAT DOES NOT FIT ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE, WITH SMALLER ONES OR INSTALL A BIGGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LARGE POTS ,PANS AND BOWLS THAT DOES NOT FIT ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE, WITH SMALLER ONES OR INSTALL A BIGGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FAN GUARD OF THE TWO ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLERS WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CAULK WORN OUT AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • UNISEX WASHROOM WASTE RECEPTACLE MUST HAVE A LID OR COVER FOR FEMININE ITEMS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • UNISEX WASHROOM WASTE RECEPTACLE MUST HAVE A LID OR COVER FOR FEMININE ITEMS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALLS BEHIND THE PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH BURNED SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH DEBRIS, DUST AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST RE SEALED FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA, MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE VENTILATION HOOD IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE VENTILATION HOOD IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD MUST OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. AND RFNEW IT EVERY 3 YEARS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD MUST OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. AND RFNEW IT EVERY 3 YEARS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. AND RENEW IT EVERY 3 YEARS.

When was Bang Bang Biscuits last inspected?

Bang Bang Biscuits has 9 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2016.

Bang Bang Biscuits 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 26% 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 November 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.