Brothers Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 24, 2020
• address3000 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Brothers Restaurant clean?

Brothers Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 24, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Brothers Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 24, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK AND THE CLEAN DRYING DISH RACK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND THE CLEAN STORED DISHES/UTENSILS ON SHELVING TO THE RIGHT SIDE.----MUST NOT STORE CLEAN POTS/PANS/UTENSILS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK AND THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK AND THE CLEAN DRYING DISH RACK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND THE CLEAN STORED DISHES/UTENSILS ON SHELVING TO THE RIGHT SIDE.----MUST NOT STORE CLEAN POTS/PANS/UTENSILS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK AND THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE HANDLE/CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • SHELVING UNDER COOKS LINE FLAT GRILL AND GREASE CATCH BASIN WITH GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS.----INTERIOR OF THE BAKING OVEN DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN THE DINING ROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE DAMAGED AND IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO GREASE TRAP LOCATED ON THE DISH WASHING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CEILING VENTILATION FAN IN THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM NOT SECURED TO THE CEILING. MUST PROPERLY SECURE TO BE TIGHT FITTING. • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A SEALANT OR A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE REAR EXIT DOOR.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE CEILING HALLWAY TO REAR EXIT. MUST REPLACE.-----FLOOR NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE BETWEEN THE WALL AND MACHINE WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS.----FLOOR UNDER THE COOKS LINE COOLER WITH POOLING LIQUID, AND DEBRIS MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, REMOVE POOLING LIQUID, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • BASEBOARD COVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH OPEN GAP BETWEEN WALL AND COVING. MUST SEAL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Brothers Restaurant last inspected?

Brothers Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2020.

Brothers Restaurant vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 August 24, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.