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Butterclaw
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2022
- address4242 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
- cuisineCatering
Is Butterclaw clean?
Butterclaw is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 18, 2022. 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 Butterclaw?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HOT WATER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN FOOD PREP/DISH AREA. WATER IS AT 37.0 F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100 F AND MAXIMUM OF 120 F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT REPAIRED PLUMBING BEFORE END OF INSPECTION AND THE SINK NOW PROVIDES HOT WATER.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE OUTDOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO RODENT PROOF SET DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR THE SANITIZER BEING USED AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION (QUAT SANITIZER). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO OBTAIN A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION AND KEEP ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT HAS PURCHASED AND PROVIDED TEST STRIPS BEFORE END OF INSPECTION.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR THE SANITIZER BEING USED AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION (QUAT SANITIZER). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO OBTAIN A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION AND KEEP ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT HAS PURCHASED AND PROVIDED TEST STRIPS BEFORE END OF INSPECTION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED GREASE AND OLD FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE WALL UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND NEAR THE GREASE TRAP. FOUND HEAVY DUST AND DIRT ON THE INTAKE VENT NEAR THE HANDWASHING SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT, DUST, AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT, DUST, AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 1/23/2020 REPORT #2357147 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #57 (2-102.13) MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES THAT WORK AT THIS FACILITY, AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 1/23/2020 REPORT #2357147 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #57 (2-102.13) MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES THAT WORK AT THIS FACILITY, AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
When was Butterclaw last inspected?
Butterclaw has 5 inspections on record going back to February 13, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| February 18, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 15, 2022 | — | |
| January 23, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Butterclaw vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.
Other spots in Hermosa
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 February 18, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.