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Big Teddy Bear
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 28, 2021
- address3513 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
Is Big Teddy Bear clean?
Big Teddy Bear is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 28, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Big Teddy Bear?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT BAR AND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED INACCURATE FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER THAT MEASURES COLD AND HOT FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SODA LINES IN CONTACT WITH ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE BARRIER BETWEEN SODA LINE AND ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. OBSERVED NO COVER/LID ON ICE BIN IN BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR ICE BIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SODA LINES IN CONTACT WITH ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE BARRIER BETWEEN SODA LINE AND ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. OBSERVED NO COVER/LID ON ICE BIN IN BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR ICE BIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BLACK SLIME RESIDUE AROUND ICE MAKER IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE AND UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP ATTACHED TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP ATTACHED TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO LID ON WASTE BIN IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO LID ON WASTE BIN IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Big Teddy Bear last inspected?
Big Teddy Bear has 1 inspection on record going back to May 28, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2021 | Fail |
Big Teddy Bear vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 May 28, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.