Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 29, 2022
• address4805 W Madison St, Chicago 60644

Is Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1 clean?

Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 29, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 29, 2022, 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 THE OPENING AREA OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL DRAINING AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE THREE DOOR REACH IN FREEZER AND REACH IN SLIDING DOOR COOLER UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE WALL WHERE THE HOT HOLD UNIT IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF KEEPING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECTS FROM ENTERING AND HARBORING. • OBSERVED UNUSED DEEP FRYERS AND OTHER ITEMS STORED INSIDE OF THE HOT WATER AND HEATING UNIT ROOMS. INFORMED THEY MUST REMOVE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.

When was Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1 last inspected?

Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1 has 3 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2021.

Joe's Barbeq And Fish #1 vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 March 29, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.