Daebak Korean Bbq

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 11, 2024
• address2017 S Wells St, Chicago 60616

Is Daebak Korean Bbq clean?

Daebak Korean Bbq is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Daebak Korean Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ALLUMINUM FOIL LINING THE WOK AREA, THE STOVE, THE METAL SHELVING IN THE AREA OF THE HOOD VENTIALTION SYSTEM AND OBSERVED CARD BOARD LINING THE CEILING AREA OVER THE SIX BURNER STOVE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE INSECT HARBORING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND A WHITE SUBSTANCE IN THE DRAIN LOCATED UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE SIX BURNER COOKING UNIT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE SIX BURNER COOKING UNIT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Daebak Korean Bbq last inspected?

Daebak Korean Bbq has 7 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2019.

Daebak Korean Bbq vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

Other spots in Armour Square

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  clean · October 17, 2019
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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 June 11, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.