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Batter & Berries
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2019
- address2748 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Batter & Berries clean?
Batter & Berries is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 27, 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 Batter & Berries?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: COOKED EGGS 45F (2LBS) AND COOKED CHICKEN BREAST 52F (8LBS). PERSON IN CHARGE IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 10 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $70.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTH HANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED SOILED LINENS IMPROPERLY STORED IN THE PREP AREA.SOILED LINENS SHALL BE KEPT IN CLEAN, NONABSORBENT RECEPTACLES OR CLEAN, WASHABLE LAUNDRY BAGS AND STORED AND TRANSPORTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, CLEAN UTENSILS, AND SINGLE-SERVICE AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. • OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS EXPOSED AND IMPROPERLY STORED. INFORMED TO PROPERLY COVER AND/OR INVERT CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS WHILE STORED.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED SOILED LINENS IMPROPERLY STORED IN THE PREP AREA.SOILED LINENS SHALL BE KEPT IN CLEAN, NONABSORBENT RECEPTACLES OR CLEAN, WASHABLE LAUNDRY BAGS AND STORED AND TRANSPORTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, CLEAN UTENSILS, AND SINGLE-SERVICE AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. • OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS EXPOSED AND IMPROPERLY STORED. INFORMED TO PROPERLY COVER AND/OR INVERT CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS WHILE STORED.
When was Batter & Berries last inspected?
Batter & Berries has 1 inspection on record going back to August 27, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Batter & Berries vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 August 27, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.