Bj's Market & Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 15, 2019
• address8734 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Bj's Market & Bakery clean?

Bj's Market & Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 15, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

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

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 15, 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 • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP AND ADEQUATE SANITIZER *MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*) FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 5-203.11 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SINK IS NEEDED AT THE FRONT SERVING AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL HAND WASHING SINK IS NEEDED BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ACROSS FROM THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOODS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 3-602.11(B:5) OBSERVED AN ALLERGEN WARNING IS NEEDED ON THE PREPACKAGED DESSERTS (THAT CONTAIN EGGS OR DAIRY) THAT ARE FOR SALE AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN WARNING LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11(A;B;D) OBSERVED EQUIPMENT BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL EQUIPMENT.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11(A;B;D) OBSERVED EQUIPMENT BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL EQUIPMENT.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-102.11 OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE BAGS LOCATED IN THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR FOOD STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND THE MIXER MUST BE CLEANED AS WELL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE LEFT SIDE FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND A LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • 5-202.12 OBSERVED WATER AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM AND THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST CONTINOUSLY RUN FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 OBSERVED CRACK ON THE FLOOR TILES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND INSIDE OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NEED TO BE RE-GROUTED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL. • 6-501.13 OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT THE ENTIRE FOOD PREP AREA NEED TO BE CLEANED UNDER ALL SHELVES AND BEHIND AND UNDER ALL OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THRU OUT THE REAR BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Bj's Market & Bakery last inspected?

Bj's Market & Bakery has 39 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bj's Market & Bakery vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, 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 March 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.