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Epic Burger
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 4, 2019
- address227 E Ontario St, Chicago 60611
Is Epic Burger clean?
Epic Burger is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 4, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Epic Burger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO DIARRHEA AND VOMIT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROCEDURE AND KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT REAR HAND WASH SINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BATTERIES AND MAINTAIN WORKING SOAP DISPENSERS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED CHICKEN BREASTS IN REAR 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 44.1 AND 47.2F. ALSO A CARTON OF WHIPPING CREAM IN FRONT PREP COOLER AT 60.5 F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS OF CHICKEN AND A CARTON OF CREAM, VALUED AT $34. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED MENU WITH IMPROPER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR POTENTIALLY UNDERCOOKED ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES ON SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES ON SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES MUST MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
When was Epic Burger last inspected?
Epic Burger has 11 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 4, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 1, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 28, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 3, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 9, 2011 | Pass |
Epic Burger vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 4, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.