Bp is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 9, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at Bp?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 9, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
π°handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible β’ OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE WHEN RETURNING TO WORK FROM RESTROOM AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS AT THE SELF SERVE COFFEE STATION, AND THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE AT SAID LOCATIONS. β’ NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER WAS 67.9 F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM OUT OF ORDER, UNTIL THE HANDWASHING SINK IS REPAIRED AND REACHING A MINIMUM OF 100 F AND MAINTAIN HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED.
π‘οΈhot/cold holding temps off
Proper Hot Holding Temperatures β’ OBSERVED THE TCS FOOD HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 98.1-124.7 F. APPROXIMATELY 24 SLICES OF VEGETARIAN, MEAT, AND PEPPERONI PIZZAS AT 10-12LBS IN TWO HOT HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED ALL AFFECTED FOOD. THE HOT HOLDING UNIT WAS ADJUSTED TO A HIGHER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HOT FOODS SHOULD BE HELD AT A MINIMUM OF 135 F AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT STATES THE ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $14.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
π‘οΈthermometers missing
Thermometers Provided & Accurate β’ OBSERVED THE TWO HOT HOLDING UNITS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS IN THE EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL HOT HOLDING UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
πͺ³pests in the house
Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present β’ OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH THE LASTEST SERVICE REPORTS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE LATEST REQUIRED PEST CONTROL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY AN ILLINOIS LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38.020 (C), CITATION ISSUED.
β οΈPersonal Cleanliness β’ OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
Personal Cleanliness β’ OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
β οΈWarewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips β’ OBSERVED THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN NOT ABLE TO DRAIN WASTE WATER PROPERLY. WHEN THE COMPARTMENTS ARE DRAINED, WATER COMES BACK UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN AND SPILLS ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK SO THAT THE WASTE WATER PROPERLY DRAINS INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN WITHOUT COMING BACK UP ON THE FLOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips β’ OBSERVED THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN NOT ABLE TO DRAIN WASTE WATER PROPERLY. WHEN THE COMPARTMENTS ARE DRAINED, WATER COMES BACK UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN AND SPILLS ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK SO THAT THE WASTE WATER PROPERLY DRAINS INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN WITHOUT COMING BACK UP ON THE FLOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ OBSERVED FOOD DRIED FOOD BUILD-UP AT THE CHILI DISPENSER AT THE FRONT SELF-SERVE CHILI AND CHEESE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID EQUIPMENT.
β οΈGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ OBSERVED THE STORAGE AREA FOR THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES NOT MAINTAINED. THE AREA HAD AN ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS UNDER THE THREE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID AREA.
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ OBSERVED THE STORAGE AREA FOR THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES NOT MAINTAINED. THE AREA HAD AN ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS UNDER THE THREE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID AREA.
When was Bp last inspected?
Bp has 11 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2013.
date
result
score
September 9, 2022
Pass w/ Conditions
October 26, 2021
Pass w/ Conditions
May 12, 2020
Pass w/ Conditions
December 26, 2019
Pass w/ Conditions
May 26, 2017
Pass
May 18, 2017
Fail
June 2, 2016
Pass
December 15, 2015
Pass
September 12, 2014
Pass
January 9, 2013
closed by the city
January 8, 2013
Pass
Bp vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 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.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 9, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.