Birreria Aguscalientes

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 19, 2018
• address5245 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Birreria Aguscalientes clean?

Birreria Aguscalientes is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 19, 2018. 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 Birreria Aguscalientes?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2018, 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 • 2-102.14: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11: NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17(C): MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION OF REFRIDGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11: MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11: OBSERVED CHILD ENTER FACILITY AND PROCEED TO REAR PREP. MUST NOT ALLOW ANY UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE INSIDE PREP AREAS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11: OBSERVED CHILD ENTER FACILITY AND PROCEED TO REAR PREP. MUST NOT ALLOW ANY UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE INSIDE PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.12: OBSERVED STORAGE SHELVES AND FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT STORED UNDER WASTE WATER LINES. MUST REMOVE.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.12: OBSERVED STORAGE SHELVES AND FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT STORED UNDER WASTE WATER LINES. MUST REMOVE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS STAINED AND WITH DEEP BLACK GROOVES. MUST RESURFACE OR REPLACE. • 4-101.19: OBSERVED RAW WOOD DOOR IN THE REAR PREP. MUST PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • 4-202.16: OBSERVED MILK CRATE BEING USED AS SHELVING BY THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • 4-501.11: OBSERVED BOOTHS IN DINING AREA IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15: MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN, DETAILED, STEP BY STEP, CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR ALL FOOD-CONTACT UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT THAT IS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK(CARNITAS BOWL). MUST SUBMIT PROCEDURE TO CDPH AT [email protected] FOR APPROVAL.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15: MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN, DETAILED, STEP BY STEP, CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR ALL FOOD-CONTACT UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT THAT IS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK(CARNITAS BOWL). MUST SUBMIT PROCEDURE TO CDPH AT [email protected] FOR APPROVAL.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13: OBSERVED RUST ON THE FLOOR, WALLS AND CEILING OF THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE LOCATION OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK AND COFFEE MAKER, FOR INSPECTION. • 5-205.15(B): OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET IN THE REAR THREE COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST REMOVE, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: MUST PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION FOR THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: MUST PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION FOR THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367: MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Birreria Aguscalientes last inspected?

Birreria Aguscalientes has 3 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2017.

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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 September 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.