Friend Bbq

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2019
• address2358 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Friend Bbq clean?

Friend Bbq is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 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 Friend Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE/KIT INCLUDING A SANITIZER THAT CAN KILL NOROVIRUS AND FACE MASK; MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A SMALL HOLE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE KITCHEN EXIT DOOR; SEAL HOLE. OBSERVED THE OUTER REAR EXIT SIDE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AT THE BOTTOM; MUST COMPLETELY RODENT PROOF OUTER REAR EXIT SIDE DOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (FRYER AND GRILL).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED MISSING WALL TILE AT THE BASE OF THE WALL BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM.

When was Friend Bbq last inspected?

Friend Bbq has 3 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2018.

Friend 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 15% 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 November 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.