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Boston's Bar B-Q
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 26, 2017
- address2932 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Boston's Bar B-Q clean?
Boston's Bar B-Q is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Boston's Bar B-Q?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: INSIDE THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN THE REAR FOUND 10 WHOLE ROAST CUTS OF BEEF AT 71.0F, 5 CONTAINERS OF SLICED BEEF AT 49.0F, AND A CONTAINER OF MEAT BALLS AT 62F. FOUND A CONTAINER OF BEEF BARLEY SOUP AT 123.5F AND A CONTAINER OF MEATBALLS AT 125F INSIDE OF THE STEAM TABLE LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE NEXT TO THE STEAM TABLE WHERE BEEF IS HOT HOLDING. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 100# OF FOOD WORTH $350. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED HEAVY FROST BUILDUP ON THE WALLS OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HOOD VENTS SERVICED TO ELIMINATE GREASE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED HEAVY FROST BUILDUP ON THE WALLS OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HOOD VENTS SERVICED TO ELIMINATE GREASE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS BUILDP ON THE CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER ATTACHED TO THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE KITCHEN NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE HAIR.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE KITCHEN NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT TO CONFINE HAIR.
When was Boston's Bar B-Q last inspected?
Boston's Bar B-Q has 13 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| January 26, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2014 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 19, 2013 | Fail | |
| February 26, 2013 | Pass |
Boston's Bar B-Q vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 January 26, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.