Milt's Bbq

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 5, 2025
• address3411 N Broadway, Chicago 60657

Is Milt's Bbq clean?

Milt's Bbq is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Milt's Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND HAND SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED A FEW ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABEL AT THIS TIME OF INSPECION. MUST PROPERLY LABLE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW UNFINESHED WOOD WALLS AT THE REAR GABINET LOCATED NEXT TO LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. SURFACES MOST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP INDSIDE CEILING LIGHT SHIELD COVER IN REAR UTILITY AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT KITCHEN PREP AREA AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED OPENING AND MISSING WALL IN REAR UTILITY AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WALL SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. OBSERVED A FEW BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TILES. OBSERVED GREASE AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CEILING LIGHT SHILED COVER ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BROKEN. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SHOES AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS STORED IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SEPARATE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS. NO EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEM MUST BE STORED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND FOOD STORAGE AREAS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SHOES AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS STORED IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SEPARATE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS. NO EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEM MUST BE STORED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND FOOD STORAGE AREAS.

When was Milt's Bbq last inspected?

Milt's Bbq has 27 inspections on record going back to December 27, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Milt's Bbq vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Milt's Bbq
  clean · December 27, 2012
• ✓ Duffy's Tavern & Grille
  clean · June 13, 2024
• ✓ Duffy's Tavern & Grille
  clean · April 2, 2014
• ✓ Bountiful Eatery
  clean · September 25, 2015
• ✓ Nano Sushi
  clean · October 21, 2013
• ✓ 5411 Empanadas
  clean · July 8, 2025

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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 December 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.