Bj's Market & Bakery

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 1, 2019
• address1156 W 79Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Bj's Market & Bakery clean?

Bj's Market & Bakery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 1, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bj's Market & Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 1, 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 EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD (COOKED CHICKEN) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT A LABEL CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND DATE FOR ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL FOOD ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED (EGGS). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • SEE VIOLATION #59.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE WALLS OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A BROWNISH SUBSTANCE. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. OBSERVED VENTS LOCATED ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVE THE UTILITY SINK NOT DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING. • UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S WASH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S WASH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WALL COVING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR (DEATTACHED) OR MISSING AND IN THE FRONT BETWEEN THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. -INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND THE PIPES AND CONDUITS THROUGH OUT. • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS AND MAINTAIN. -OBSERVED FANS AND CEILING WITH ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. -CEILING TILES AND WALLS AROUND THE SINKS, COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS WITH STAINS, DIRT AND DUST IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FILSTERS ON HOOD WITH EXCESS DIRT, DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • WALK IN FREEZER LIGHT IS VERY DIM AND ONE LIGHT IS BLOWN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BLOWN BULB.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FILSTERS ON HOOD WITH EXCESS DIRT, DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • WALK IN FREEZER LIGHT IS VERY DIM AND ONE LIGHT IS BLOWN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BLOWN BULB.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #38 FROM REPORT #2253174 DATED JANUARY 25, 2019 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. FOUND MORE MICE ACTIVITY ON SITE AND A LIVE RODENT IN THE REAR SOUTHEAST CORNER BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR. FOUND 0VER 80 DROPPINGS IN THE REAR SOUTHEAST CORNER BY THE EXIT DOOR, 30 AROUND THE DISH MACHINE, 20 AROUND THE HOT WATER TANK AND MOP SINK, 20 AROUND THE ICE MACHINE, 20 IN THE CORNERS OF THE STORAGE AREA, 20 IN THE OFFICE AND NUMEROUS DROPPINGS ON THE CONTAINER STORED IN THE STORAGE AREA BY MULTI-USE UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AREA. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #38 FROM REPORT #2253174 DATED JANUARY 25, 2019 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. FOUND MORE MICE ACTIVITY ON SITE AND A LIVE RODENT IN THE REAR SOUTHEAST CORNER BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR. FOUND 0VER 80 DROPPINGS IN THE REAR SOUTHEAST CORNER BY THE EXIT DOOR, 30 AROUND THE DISH MACHINE, 20 AROUND THE HOT WATER TANK AND MOP SINK, 20 AROUND THE ICE MACHINE, 20 IN THE CORNERS OF THE STORAGE AREA, 20 IN THE OFFICE AND NUMEROUS DROPPINGS ON THE CONTAINER STORED IN THE STORAGE AREA BY MULTI-USE UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AREA. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED

When was Bj's Market & Bakery last inspected?

Bj's Market & Bakery has 21 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bj's Market & Bakery vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.