Burger Bar Chicago

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: "FOUND PULLED PORK LABELED WITH A PREPARATION DATE OF 2/7. ALSO NOTED, BRISKET WITHOUT DATE MARKING. THE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDS SAID FOOD ITEMS, ABOUT 6LBS, AT A COST OF $150. PREPARED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE DISCARDED AFTER 7 DAYS. THE DAY OF PREPARATION SHALL BE COUNTED AS DAY 1. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED."
  code 23
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND 2 DEAD ROACHES TAPED TO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. THESE MUST BE REMOVED. ALSO NOTED, A DEAD ROACH LOCATED IN THE CAULKING ON THE WALL ABOVE THE FOOD PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ROACHES, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE SAID AREA. • FOUND APPROXIMATELY 4 LIVE ROACHES IN DISHWASHING AREA, UNDER HAND WASHING SINK, COMING OUT OF HOLE IN WALL UNDER HAND WASHING SINK. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 4, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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