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Lexington Betty Smoke House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 8, 2019
- address6954-6956 W North Ave, Chicago 60707
Is Lexington Betty Smoke House clean?
Lexington Betty Smoke House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 8, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Lexington Betty Smoke House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BOTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL PANS STORED IN THE KITCHEN AFTER USE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO REUSE SINGLE SERVICE FOIL PANS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL PANS STORED IN THE KITCHEN AFTER USE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO REUSE SINGLE SERVICE FOIL PANS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Lexington Betty Smoke House last inspected?
Lexington Betty Smoke House has 3 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| April 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 24, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Lexington Betty Smoke House vs Montclare
Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.
Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 April 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.