Boukarou Lunch

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 3, 2023
• address5973 N Clark St, Chicago 60660

Is Boukarou Lunch clean?

Boukarou Lunch is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2023. 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 Boukarou Lunch?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NOTED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED AT ALL TIMES AND ALSO THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-102.11(A2) NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS FOOD STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS. • NOTED MECHANICAL STOPPER OF ONE OF THE 3 SINK AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING STOPPERS
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED CLUTTER ON SHELVES AT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES, MISSING TILES AND HOLES ON CEILING AT THE PREP AND REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING TILES AND SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE PREMISE ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH SHELVING WITH DEAD ROACHES, DIRT AND FOOD PARTICLES.INSTRUCTED TO UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT THE FRONT STORAGE AREA WITH FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGS. • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT THE FRONT STORAGE AREA WITH FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGS. • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Boukarou Lunch last inspected?

Boukarou Lunch has 7 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2020.

Boukarou Lunch vs Edgewater

Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.

Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 February 3, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.