Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 26, 2019
• address4107 W North Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant clean?

Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 26, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • PREMISES HAS NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW HEALTH CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • ** PREMISES HAS NO CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR UNDER COOK FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE PIPE FROM THE HAND SINK NOT PROPERLY OVER THE DRAIN. MUST REPAIR TO PREVENT LEAKY ON THE FLOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED WATER STAINED AND DAMAGE CEILING TILES THROUGH OUT. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS, SPILLS AND GREASE. • NOTED CLUTTER THROUGH OUT THE REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE, ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL. MUST BE ABLE TO MONITOR FOR PEST AND EASILY CLEAN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant last inspected?

Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant has 8 inspections on record going back to August 25, 2017.

Braseritos Buffet & Restaurant 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 22% 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 September 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.