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Bill's Bar & Burger
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 10, 2019
- address30 E Hubbard St, Chicago 60611
Is Bill's Bar & Burger clean?
Bill's Bar & Burger is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 10, 2019. 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 Bill's Bar & Burger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO DIARRHEA AND VOMIT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS AND PROCEDURE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED A LARGE WHITE CONTAINER FILLED WITH PANKO BREADCRUMBS NOT LABELED WITH PROPER NAME. INSTRUCTED LABEL ALL BULK ITEMS WITH COMMON NAME.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE NOT COVERED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL PRESET TABLEWARE.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE NOT COVERED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL PRESET TABLEWARE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GASKETS ON COOLERS THROUGHOUT PREP LINE IN REAR KITCHEN AREA COVERED IN DIRT AND GRIM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP KITCHEN AREA WITH DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA MAINTAINING IMPROPER FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 140F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 180F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR BAR AND FRONT BAR MAINTAINING IMPROPER CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN BOTH MACHINES AT A MINIMUM OF 50PPM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURE DEVICES AT ALL TIMES PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA MAINTAINING IMPROPER FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 140F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 180F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR BAR AND FRONT BAR MAINTAINING IMPROPER CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN BOTH MACHINES AT A MINIMUM OF 50PPM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURE DEVICES AT ALL TIMES PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HAND WASH SINK AT FRONT CARRYOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES MUST MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Bill's Bar & Burger last inspected?
Bill's Bar & Burger has 3 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 10, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 24, 2018 | Pass |
Bill's Bar & Burger vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 October 10, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.