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Bobtail Soda Fountain
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2018
- address2951 N Broadway, Chicago 60657
Is Bobtail Soda Fountain clean?
Bobtail Soda Fountain is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 24, 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 Bobtail Soda Fountain?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012A. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEANUP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST OBTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND PIPING/DRAINAGE PIPES OVER DRY STORAGE GOODS AT BASEMENT.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND EXPOSED UTILITY LINES OVER DRY BAGGED/BOXED GOODS(SPOONS,CUPS,ETC.)
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND SANITATION MANAGERS AT PREMISES WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Bobtail Soda Fountain last inspected?
Bobtail Soda Fountain has 12 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| July 24, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 18, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2010 | Pass | |
| September 27, 2010 | Fail |
Bobtail Soda Fountain vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 July 24, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.