Big Bob & Fritzy's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 14, 2018
• address723 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Big Bob & Fritzy's clean?

Big Bob & Fritzy's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 14, 2018. 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 Big Bob & Fritzy's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. • MUST REPLACE MISSING KNOBS ON STEAM TABLE HOOD. PAINT OR STAIN RAW WOOD SWINGING DOOR ENTERING PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. • MUST REPLACE MISSING KNOBS ON STEAM TABLE HOOD. PAINT OR STAIN RAW WOOD SWINGING DOOR ENTERING PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATIOM ON CEILING VENTILATION FAN INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTERS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATIOM ON CEILING VENTILATION FAN INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTERS.
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  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NEEDED IN REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. OBSERVED REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED A FEW ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

When was Big Bob & Fritzy's last inspected?

Big Bob & Fritzy's has 5 inspections on record going back to March 24, 2017.

Big Bob & Fritzy's vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 February 14, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.