Boston Blackies

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 29, 2010
• address120 S Riverside Plz, Chicago 60606

Is Boston Blackies clean?

Boston Blackies is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 29, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Boston Blackies?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. No city certified manager on duty during this visit. Must have one at all times P.H.F. is handled/served.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Cutting boards with deep/dark grooves; cooler drawer/door gaskets that's in poor repair in cook's line must be replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Cutting boards with deep/dark grooves; cooler drawer/door gaskets that's in poor repair in cook's line must be replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Following need cleaning: cabinets at coffee & wait staff station, exterior of grease trap, condensers of small coolers - due to food debris, dust or dirt.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Missing/loose floor tiles in various areas of kitchen & dishroom must be replaced. All stock at 2nd floor must be elevated off the floor, for easy access to cleaning & pest monitoring.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Missing/loose floor tiles in various areas of kitchen & dishroom must be replaced. All stock at 2nd floor must be elevated off the floor, for easy access to cleaning & pest monitoring.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. Must provide ice scoops at bar ice bins & store with handles up in ice or on a clean holder.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. Must provide ice scoops at bar ice bins & store with handles up in ice or on a clean holder.

When was Boston Blackies last inspected?

Boston Blackies has 2 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2010.

Boston Blackies vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 29, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.