Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 14, 2022
• address1103 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago 60660

Is Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach clean?

Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 14, 2022. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 14, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. THE SINK IS BLOCKED BY LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND CARDBOARD BOXES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO SOAP IS AVAILABLE AT THE COOKS LINE AND DISHWASHING HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR THE CITATION. • NO PAPER TOWELS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE COOKS LINE AND THE DISHWASHING HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR THE CITATION.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NO SANITIZER ON THE PREMISES. THE MANAGER WENT TO THE STORE TO PURCHASE CHLORINE. MUST PROVIDE SANITIZER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR THREE-DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC FROM THE METAL DOORS ON THE DEEP FRYERS. • GAS STOVE TOP WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR DISH ROOM MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES OR MAINTAINED IN WORKING ORDER.----ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, SUCH AS PILED WOOD IN THE REAR CLOSET, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. ALL OTHER ITEMS IN THE CLOSET MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. • WALL VENT COVER IN THE FAR REAR OF THE DISH ROOM WITH EXCESSIVE DUST.----FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL AT THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK.----DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS ON THE COOKS LINE. • NOTED SOILED MOP STORED ON THE FLOOR AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST STORE SOILED MOPS INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach last inspected?

Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach has 3 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2021.

Bbq Chicken Edgewater Beach vs Edgewater

Edgewater runs 39% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 382 clean, 97 mid, 512 cooked.

Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 14, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.