Bento Box

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2019
• address2246 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Bento Box clean?

Bento Box is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 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 Bento Box?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 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 • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS BEING HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINATIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON MENU AND MENU BOARD.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • Observed approximately 1/2 inch gap underneath exterior door to basement. Instructed to repair and maintain.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO MOPSINK
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO MOPSINK
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED AT HOLDER AT MOPSINK.MUST STORE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED AT HOLDER AT MOPSINK.MUST STORE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD AND FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLE AND FRYER CABINET.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT MOP SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS,CEILING IN POOR REPAIR IN PREP AREA ABOVE VENTILATION UNIT,MISSING WALL BASES IN STORAGE/OFFICE AREA,DAMAGED LOWER WALLS ON BOTH SIDES OF SIDE DOOR AND REMOVE TAPE FROM SAME AND SMALL HOLE IN WALL IN DINING AREA. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN PREP AREA. • MUS CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM UPPER WALLS . • Observed large amounts of clutter and unnecessary items in basement storage area. Instructed to organize and remove.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Bento Box last inspected?

Bento Box has 17 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bento Box vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.