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Beefbelly
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 5, 2018
- address540 W Madison St, Chicago 60661
Is Beefbelly clean?
Beefbelly is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 5, 2018. 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 Beefbelly?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 5, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Observed potentially hazardous food stored at improper temperature in reach in cooler at Burger Belly station: 102.2f, 2.5lbs of cooked ground chorizo, at a value of $8.00 Manager stated total weight of 2.5.lbs at approximately value of $8.00 Manager voluntarily discarded/denatured said food. Instructed to keep all cold food at 40 f or below and hot food at 140 or above. Critical violation 7-38-005(a)
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • No city of chicago certified manager, nor original certificates posted on site during inspection, while potentially hazardous foods; liquid eggs, ham, chopped tomatoes, etc., were being prepared or served. Instructed to have a certified manager on site at all times when potentially hazardous foods are being prepared or served. Serious Violation 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Observed pre-packaged bakery items offered for sale not properly dated or donuts, cakes, muffins etc., instructed on proper labeling.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Observed pre-packaged bakery items offered for sale not properly dated or donuts, cakes, muffins etc., instructed on proper labeling.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed food and debris under and around prep tables in burger belly prep area. Instructed manager to detail clean and maintain, at all times.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed food and debris under and around prep tables in burger belly prep area. Instructed manager to detail clean and maintain, at all times.
When was Beefbelly last inspected?
Beefbelly has 1 inspection on record going back to April 5, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Beefbelly vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 5, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.