Boombox Chicago

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 8, 2019
• address900 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisinePop-Up Food Establishment User-Tier Ii

Is Boombox Chicago clean?

Boombox Chicago is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 8, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Boombox Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES. WATER TEMPERATURE AT 67.7F. AT HAND WASHING SINK IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOT WATER AND MUST HAVE CONTINUES SUPPLY OF HOT WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES. WATER TEMPERATURE AT 67.7F. AT HAND WASHING SINK IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOT WATER AND MUST HAVE CONTINUES SUPPLY OF HOT WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO SERVICE SINK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SERVICE SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND A BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE.

When was Boombox Chicago last inspected?

Boombox Chicago has 1 inspection on record going back to March 8, 2019.

Boombox Chicago vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.