Fat Boy Deli & Food

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 25, 2023
• address4058 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Fat Boy Deli & Food clean?

Fat Boy Deli & Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 25, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Fat Boy Deli & Food?

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

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN COLD HOLDING UNITS IN PREP AREA(ONE DOOR AND THREE DOOR COOLERS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED NON FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN MILK CRATE UNDER SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN SHELVING TO ADEQUATELY ELEVATE FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOTR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN DISPLAY SHELVING IN RETAIL AREA, UNSEALED WOODEN SUPPORT BEAMS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNSEALED WOOD ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND UNSEALED WOOD USED TO LOCK REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED ALL NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL WOOD FOR EASE OF CLEANABILTY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) :OBSERVED DEBRIS AND BUILDUP ON GASKET AND INTERIOR OF THREE DOOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT ON SHIELD AND CONTAINERS IN ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINS ON SHELVING IN SMALL SAFEWAY COOLER AND SMALL TWO DOOR ICE CREAM FREEZER IN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON FAUCET OF UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET. • 5-205.15: OBSERVED PUTTY AROUND DRAIN OF HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PUTTY AND SMOOTHLY SEAL DRAIN FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILE NEXT TO RADIATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FLOOR TILE. • 6-501.12: OBSERVED STAINS AND DEBRIS IN INTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED ITEMS SUCH AS GASOLINE CAN AND PAINT CANS STORED UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES. OBSERVED UNUSED SMALL COKE COOLER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES. • 6-501.16: OBSERVED MOP STORED IN BUCKET NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING AND STORAGE RACK TO PROVIDE PROPER DRAINAGE OF WET MOPS AND TO PREVENT BREEDING OF PEST.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NON-WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NON-WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM.

When was Fat Boy Deli & Food last inspected?

Fat Boy Deli & Food has 4 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2023.

Fat Boy Deli & Food vs Hermosa

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Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 September 25, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.