Burger Bar Chicago

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 8, 2015
• address1150 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Burger Bar Chicago clean?

Burger Bar Chicago is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 8, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Burger Bar Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED NO THRESHOLDS AT THE WALK IN COOLER DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A THRESHOLD.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED NO THRESHOLDS AT THE WALK IN COOLER DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A THRESHOLD.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED RAW CONCRETE WALL NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE SERVICE STATION AND INSIDE OF BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE FOR THE WALLS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED RAW CONCRETE WALL NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE SERVICE STATION AND INSIDE OF BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE FOR THE WALLS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT BULBS UNDER THE PREP AREA HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER SPLASHING ON BAR FLOOR FROM THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE OUTLET PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD TO PREVENT EXCESS WATER BEING ON THE FLOOR.

When was Burger Bar Chicago last inspected?

Burger Bar Chicago has 1 inspection on record going back to January 8, 2015.

Burger Bar Chicago vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 8, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.