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Fran's Beef
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 8, 2019
- address2021 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Fran's Beef clean?
Fran's Beef is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 8, 2019. 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 Fran's Beef?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT, AND DIARRHEA, BUT MISSING SOME NECESSARY ITEMS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE (BY ASTERISK AND A FOOTNOTE) ON THE MENU AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.PREMISES HAS THE REMINDER, INSTRUCTED TO USE BROCHURES,MENU ADVISORIES, LABLE STATEMENTS, TABLE TENTS, PLACARDS OR OTHER EFFECTIVE WRITTEN MEANS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-37-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED THE ICE CREAM SCOOP IN A CONTAINER OF WATER, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER 135*F, NOT ROOM TEMPERATURE.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED THE ICE CREAM SCOOP IN A CONTAINER OF WATER, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER 135*F, NOT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE UNUSED ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALLS AROUND THE MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN DUSTY, AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM SLICING THE BEEF, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
When was Fran's Beef last inspected?
Fran's Beef has 11 inspections on record going back to October 6, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 28, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 7, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2011 | Pass |
Fran's Beef vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.