Coleman's Barbeque 2

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 5, 2025
• address5752-5754 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651

Is Coleman's Barbeque 2 clean?

Coleman's Barbeque 2 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2025. 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 Coleman's Barbeque 2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT TWO HANDWASHING SINKS ON SITE. FOUND EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINK AT 69.0F AND IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT (100°F) AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS WERE REPAIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOOD. FOUND A FULL PAN OF FRIED CHICKEN WINGS (87.0F-112.0F) STORED ON THE PREP COUNTER ACROSS FROM THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER/PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS OF PRODUCT WORTH $75 DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD HOT TCS FOODS AT 135°F OR ABOVE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. FOUND TWO BAGS OF RAW CHICKEN IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. TEMPERATURES OF THE CHICKEN RANGED 59.1°F-64.9°F. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0°F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS OF PRODUCT WORTH $115 DISCARDED. PRIORITY 7-38-005M CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #21.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED SQUIRT BOTTLES AT THE FRONT PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE LOWER OPENINGS UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER WITH SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED SURFACES.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

When was Coleman's Barbeque 2 last inspected?

Coleman's Barbeque 2 has 18 inspections on record going back to October 9, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Coleman's Barbeque 2 vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 65% 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 May 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.