Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 25, 2022
• address3140 W 47Th St, Chicago 60632

Is Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs clean?

Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 25, 2022. 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 Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2022, 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 • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A SMALL HOLE IN REAR DOOR FRAME. MUST SEAL TO BE TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AN MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AN MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST PROVIDE TWO SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FANGUARD COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER AND FRONT PREP COOLER,FRYER CABINET,GRILL & STEAMTABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOW WATER PRESSURE AT REAR HAND SINK.OBSERVED DRAINLINE HANGING INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER MUST HAVE IT GO TO AN OPENSITE FLOOR DRAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES IN FRONT PREP AREA,MISSING WALL TILE AT UPPER VENTILATION HOOD AND OPENINGS AROUND PIPES UNDER HAND SINKS,CHIPPING WALL TILES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD ON REAR PREP AREA LIGHTS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD ON REAR PREP AREA LIGHTS.

When was Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs last inspected?

Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs has 2 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2022.

Benny's Burgers & Hotdogs vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 25, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.