Burger Joint

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 25, 2023
• address333 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60604

Is Burger Joint clean?

Burger Joint is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Burger Joint?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGNS ARE NEEDED AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED AT THE TWO BOTTOM COLD HOLDING UNITS OF A PREP COOLER. OBSERVED ABOUT 11 LBS OF CHEESE AT 55F AND ABOUT 10 LBS OF BOILED EGGS AT 56F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4-301.11 OBSERVED 4 OUT OF 5 WALK IN COOLERS (WITHOUT TCS FOODS INSIDE) AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 59F-61F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. SAID WALK IN COOLERS (4 WIC LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE) TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OBSERVED AN UNFINISHED WALL WITH DRY WALL AT THE TOP HALF OF THE UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH THE WALL AND MAKE THE WALLS IN THE UTILITY CLOSET SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE (UTILITY SINK LOCATED INSIDE OF THE UTILITY CLOSET).
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER AT STATION #3. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 OBSERVED MINOR DIRT DEBRIS IN BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE 3 DOOR FREEZER IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PRESENTED FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Burger Joint last inspected?

Burger Joint has 4 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2022.

Burger Joint vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 25, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.